燕
yàn
swallow (bird); comfort, enjoy
- Strokes
- 16
- Level
- HSK 7–9 · TOCFL Level 5
- Frequency
- No. 2,466
- Traditional
- 鷰
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What 燕 means
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 (337–370), Later Yan 后燕 (384–409), Southern Yan 南燕 (398–410), Northern Yan 北燕 (409–436); surname Yan; swallow (family Hirundinidae); old variant of 宴; variant of 燕
Ideographic: A swallow, with its head 廿, wings 北, and tail 灬
Words with 燕
- 燕麦yàn màioats
- 燕尾服yàn wěi fúswallow-tailed coat; tails
- 燕子yàn ziswallow
- 乳燕rǔ yànbaby swallow
- 公燕gōng yànbanquet held for high-ranking imperial or feudal officials
- 家燕jiā yàn(bird species of China) barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)
- 小燕尾xiǎo yàn wěi(bird species of China) little forktail (Enicurus scouleri)
- 岩燕yán yàn(bird species of China) Eurasian crag martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris)
- 斑腰燕bān yāo yàn(bird species of China) striated swallow (Cecropis striolata)
- 棕雨燕zōng yǔ yàn(bird species of China) Asian palm swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis)
- 洋燕yáng yàn(bird species of China) Pacific swallow (Hirundo tahitica)
- 燕尾蝶yàn wěi diéswallow tail butterfly (family Papilionidae)
燕 in a sentence
wǒ men néng kàn dào yuè lái yuè duō de yàn zi 。
We can see more and more swallows.
zhè zhī yàn zi de chì bǎng shòu shāng le 。
This swallow's wing is injured.
wǒ men zǎo cān yǒu yàn mài hé yù mǐ 。
Our breakfast has oats and corn in it.
qiū tiān de shí hòu ， yàn zi huì wǎng nán fēi 。
In the autumn, swallows will fly south.
yàn zi fēi dé fēi cháng kuài 。
A swallow flies very swiftly.