燕
燕
Yān
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); surname Yan
proper noun
Character Breakdown
Radical: 火 (no. 86)
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- (proper noun) 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)
- surname Yan
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Words Containing 燕
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 前燕 | Qián Yān | Former Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (337-370) | |
| 北燕 | Běi Yān | Northern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (409-436) | |
| 南燕 | Nán Yān | Southern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (398-410) | |
| 家燕 | jiā yàn | (bird species of China) barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) | |
| 岩燕 | yán yàn | (bird species of China) Eurasian crag martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris) | |
| 后燕 | Hòu Yān | Later Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (384-409) | |
| 天燕座 | Tiān yàn zuò | Apus (constellation) | |
| 孙燕姿 | Sūn Yàn zī | Stefanie Sun (1978-), Singaporean singer-songwriter | |
| 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) |
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Related Words
凉(Liáng)— the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼|南凉 (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421)
→燕国(Yān guó)— Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and Liaoning
→五凉(Wǔ Liáng)— the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|後凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼 (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421)
→四大名著(sì dà míng zhù)— the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, namely: A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢|红楼梦[Hong2 lou2 Meng4], Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], Water Margin 水滸傳|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4], Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]
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