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"燕" Chinese-English Dictionary

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燕 yàn
Traditional
鷰
Radical
火 (4 traits)
Number of strokes
16
Structure
trois parties verticales
Cangjie
TLPF 廿中心火
Sijiao
4433.1
Wubi
AUKO
GB 2312
D1E0
Big5
BF50
Unicode
U+71D5

Decomposition Practice Sheet Dictionary of examples Synonyms

Chinese Pinyin Translation
燕 鷰 yàn variant of 燕[yan4] syn
燕 yān Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in present-day Hebei and Liaoning / north Hebei / the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕[Qian2 Yan1] (337-370), Later Yan 後燕|后燕[Hou4 Yan1] (384-409), Southern Yan 南燕[Nan2 Yan1] (398-410), Northern Yan 北燕[Bei3 Yan1] (409-436) / surname Yan syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation
燕子 yàn zi swallow syn
燕赵 燕趙 yān zhào Yan and Zhao, two of the Warring States in Hebei and Shanxi / beautiful women / women dancers and singers
燕窝 燕窩 yàn wō edible bird's nest
燕京 yān jīng Yanjing, an old name for Beijing / capital of Yan at different periods
燕麦 燕麥 yàn mài oats
燕国 燕國 yān guó Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and Liaoning / north Hebei / the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕[Qian2 Yan1] (337-370), Later Yan 後燕|后燕[Hou4 Yan1] (384-409), Southern Yan 南燕[Nan2 Yan1] (398-410), Northern Yan 北燕[Bei3 Yan1] (409-436)
燕雀 yàn què (bird species of China) brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) / (fig.) small fry
燕巢 yàn cháo Yanchao township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan
燕科 yàn kē Hirundinidae (the family of swallows and martins)
燕山 yān shān Yan mountain range across north Hebei
燕梳 yàn shū (dialect) insurance (loanword)
燕隼 yàn sǔn (bird species of China) Eurasian hobby (Falco subbuteo)
燕尾服 yàn wěi fú swallow-tailed coat / tails syn
燕麦粥 燕麥粥 yàn mài zhōu oatmeal / porridge
燕鳐鱼 flyingfish
燕菜精 yàn cài jīng agar-agar powder
燕巢乡 燕巢鄉 yàn cháo xiāng Yanchao township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan
燕凤蝶 燕鳳蝶 yàn fèng dié Lamproptera
燕京酒 yān jīng jiǔ Yangjing brewery in Beijing
燕尾蝶 yàn wěi dié swallow tail butterfly (family Papilionidae)
燕尾蝶 yān wěi dié swallow tail butterfly (family Papilionidae)
燕雀处堂 燕雀處堂 yàn què chù táng lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom) / fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living / unaware of the disasters ahead / a fool's paradise
燕雀相贺 燕雀相賀 yàn què xiàng hè lit. sparrow and swallow's congratulation (idiom) / fig. to congratulate sb on completion of a building project / congratulations on your new house!
燕京大学 燕京大學 yān jīng dà xué Yanjing or Yenching University, Christian university in Beijing founded in 1919
燕京啤酒 yān jīng pí jiǔ Yanjing beer (Beijing beer brand)
燕雀乌鹊 燕雀烏鵲 yàn què wū què lit. sparrow and swallow, crow and magpie / fig. any Tom, Dick or Harry / a bunch of nobodies
燕太子丹 yān tài zǐ dān Prince Dan of Yan (-226 BC), commissioned the attempted assassination of King Ying Zheng of Qin 秦嬴政[Qin2 Ying2 Zheng4] (later the First Emperor 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2]) by Jing Ke 荊軻|荆轲[Jing1 Ke1] in 227 BC
Chinese Pinyin Translation
雨燕 yǔ yàn swift / Apodidae (the swift family)
银燕 銀燕 yín yàn silver swallow / airplane (affectionate)
北燕 běi yān Northern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (409-436)
菜燕 cài yàn agar-agar
雏燕 雛燕 chú yàn swallow chick syn
公燕 gōng yàn banquet held for high-ranking imperial or feudal officials
后燕 後燕 hòu yān Later Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (384-409)
家燕 jiā yàn (bird species of China) barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) syn
南燕 nán yān Southern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (398-410)
前燕 qián yān Former Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (337-370)
乳燕 rǔ yàn baby swallow
洋燕 yáng yàn (bird species of China) Pacific swallow (Hirundo tahitica)
岩燕 yán yàn (bird species of China) Eurasian crag martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris)
贻燕 貽燕 yí yàn to leave peace for the future generations
金丝燕 金絲燕 jīn sī yàn Aerodramus, genus of birds that use echolocation, a subset of the Collocaliini tribe (swiflets), two of whose species – Aerodramus fuciphagus and Aerodramus maximus – build nests harvested to make bird's nest soup
白晓燕 白曉燕 bái xiǎo yàn Pai Hsiao-yen (daughter of Pai Ping-ping)
斑腰燕 bān yāo yàn (bird species of China) striated swallow (Cecropis striolata)
灰燕鸻 灰燕鴴 huī yàn héng (bird species of China) small pratincole (Glareola lactea)
灰燕䴗 灰燕鶪 huī yàn jú (bird species of China) ashy woodswallow (Artamus fuscus)
灰燕鵙 huī yàn jú (bird species of China) ashy woodswallow (Artamus fuscus)
胡燕妮 hú yān nī Jenny Hu (1945-), Hong Kong actress
金腰燕 jīn yāo yàn (bird species of China) red-rumped swallow (Cecropis daurica)
领燕鸻 領燕鴴 lǐng yàn héng (bird species of China) collared pratincole (Glareola pratincola)
孙燕姿 孫燕姿 sūn yàn zī Stefanie Sun (1978-), Singaporean singer-songwriter
天燕座 tiān yàn zuò Apus (constellation)
乌燕鸥 烏燕鷗 wū yàn ōu (bird species of China) sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus)
线尾燕 線尾燕 xiàn wěi yàn (bird species of China) wire-tailed swallow (Hirundo smithii)
小燕尾 xiǎo yàn wěi (bird species of China) little forktail (Enicurus scouleri)
崖沙燕 yá shā yàn (bird species of China) sand martin (Riparia riparia)
曾金燕 zēng jīn yàn Zeng Jinyan (1983-), Chinese blogger and human rights activist, wife of dissident activist Hu Jia 胡佳[Hu2 Jia1]

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