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Information of 燕

Pinyin yàn、 yān
Radical
Strokes
16 strokes
Usage
★★★★★
Definition
(surname) / place name, swallow (a type of bird)
燕 [yàn] 【Noun】 1. A family of birds, migratory birds, commonly nesting with mud in houses or under eaves, preying on insects, beneficial to crops. 2. Light and disdainful. 3. Ancient meaning similar to "宴" (feast), implying peace and happiness. 4. Ancient meaning similar to "宴" (feast), referring to banquets. 燕 [yàn] 【Noun】 1. A family of birds, migratory birds, commonly nesting with mud in houses or under eaves, preying on insects, beneficial to crops: 〜尔 (describing the harmonious appearance of newlywed couples). 〜好 (often referring to the love between a man and a woman). 〜侣 (swallow partner). 〜雀处 (metaphorically meaning one lives comfortably without concern for distant dangers, being unaware of immediate perils). 2. Light and disdainful: "〜朋逆其师" (disrespect friends and oppose one’s teacher). 3. Ancient meaning similar to "宴", representing peace and happiness. 4. Ancient meaning similar to "宴", representing banquets. 燕 [yàn] 1. Same as the original meaning ([En.] swallow) 2. White-neck duck ([En.] white-neck duck) 燕 [yàn] 【Adjective】 1. Borrowed as "安" (peace). Peaceful; carefree; easy ([En.] peaceful and carefree; easy) 2. Close; intimate ([En.] close; intimate). 燕 [yàn] 【Verb】 1. To profane; slight ([En.] slight; profane) 2. To refer to "宴". To entertain (to dinner) ([En.] entertain (to dinner)). 3. See also yān. 燕 [yàn] 【Noun】 1. Name of an ancient state in the Zhou Dynasty, located in northern Hebei Province and southern Liaoning Province ([En.] Yan state). 2. A surname. 燕 [yàn] 1. Name of an ancient state in the Zhou Dynasty, historically known as: 匽, 郾. The royal family name 姬; a descendant of Zhou's Zhuogong, referred to as Northern Yan, it encompassed the northern part of modern Hebei Province and the western tip of Liaoning Province, with its capital at Ji (now Beijing). It became one of the Seven Heroes during the Warring States and was later destroyed by Qin. 燕畏 赵. 2. Name of an ancient state in the Zhou Dynasty, with the family name 姞; its founding monarch was 伯倏, located in northeastern YanJin County, Henan Province. 3. In the early Five Dynasties period, Liu Shouguang established a state in Youzhou (now northern Hebei Province). 4. An alternate name for Hebei Province ([En.] Hebei province). Previously the territory of Northern Yan during the Zhou Dynasty. It also refers to the northern part of Hebei Province. 5. Name of a mountain, Yanshan ([En.] Yanshan mountain), located in Hebei Province and Beijing. 6. A surname. 7. See also yàn. 燕 [yān] 1. Name of an ancient state ([En.] Yan state) 2. Name of a state from the Zhou Dynasty, commonly referred to as: 匽, 郾. The royal family name 姬; founded by a descendant of Zhou's Zhuogong. Historically known as Northern Yan, it spanned modern-day northern Hebei Province and western Liaoning, with its capital at Ji (now Beijing). It was one of the seven powers during the Warring States period and was eventually destroyed by Qin. 燕畏 赵. 3. Name of a state from the Zhou Dynasty, with the family name 姞; founded by the monarch 伯倏. Located in northeastern Henan Province. 4. Established by Liu Shouguang in Youzhou (now northern Hebei Province) during the early Five Dynasties period. 5. Reference related to Hebei Province ([En.] Hebei Province), historically known as the land of Northern Yan. It also refers to the northern part of Hebei Province. 6. Name of a mountain, Yanshan ([En.] Yanshan mountain), located in Hebei Province and Beijing. 7. A surname. 8. See also yān.
xīn hūn yàn ěr
newlyweds / love birds
Yān shān
Yan mountain range across north Hebei
yàn dōu
Yandu
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 (337-370), Later Yan 後燕|后燕 (384-409), Southern Yan 南燕 (398-410), Northern Yan 北燕 (409-436)
yān shān shān mài
Yanshan Mountains
yàn wō
swallow's nest
yàn xià dōu
Yanxiadu
Yān jīng
Yanjing, an old name for Beijing / capital of Yan at different periods
yīng gē yàn wǔ
the warbler sings and the swallow dances / prosperity abounds (idiom)
yàn què
(bird species of China) brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) / (fig.) small fry
Input Method for 燕
Pinyin yan4
Wubi
auko|akuo
Cangjie
tlpf
Zhengma
earu
Four Corner
44331
Unicode
U+71d5