燕
Readings and meanings
- Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in present-day Hebei and Liaoning CC-CEDICT
- north Hebei CC-CEDICT
- the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕 (Qián Yān) (337–370), Later Yan 后燕 (Hòu Yān) (384–409), Southern Yan 南燕 (Nán Yān) (398–410), Northern Yan 北燕 (Běi Yān) (409–436) CC-CEDICT
- surname Yan CC-CEDICT
Words that use “燕” as yān
前燕qián yānFormer Yan of the Sixteen KingdomsWord北燕běi yānNorthern Yan of the Sixteen KingdomsWord南燕nán yānSouthern Yan of the Sixteen KingdomsWord后燕hòu yānLater Yan of the Sixteen KingdomsWord燕京yān jīngYanjing, an old name for BeijingWord燕国yān guóYan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and LiaoningWord燕山yān shānYan mountain range across north HebeiWord燕赵yān zhàoYan and Zhao, two of the Warring States in Hebei and ShanxiWord
yàn
yan4Reading 2Rare readingThis reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is yān.
- swallow (family Hirundinidae) CC-CEDICT
Words that use “燕” as yàn
燕子yàn zia small black bird that flies very fast and catches insectsWordHSK 7–9乳燕rǔ yànbaby swallowWord公燕gōng yànbanquet held for high-ranking imperial or feudal officialsWord家燕jiā yàn(bird species of China) barn swallowWord岩燕yán yàn(bird species of China) Eurasian crag martinWord洋燕yáng yàn(bird species of China) Pacific swallowWord燕梳yàn shū(dialect) insuranceWord燕科yàn kēHirundinidaeWord
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Practice writing 燕
Draw “燕” here — the faint guide shows its shape.
Example sentences
春天燕子飞回来了。
chūn tiān yàn zi fēi huí lái le
The swallows came back in spring.
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我最喜欢看燕子。
wǒ zuì xǐ huan kàn yàn zi
I like watching swallows the most.
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树上有很多燕子。
shù shàng yǒu hěn duō yàn zi
There are many swallows in the tree.
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