yan1
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

yan4
swallow (family Hirundinidae); old variant of 宴

yan4
variant of 燕

strokes 16
radical
strokes after radical 12
暗背雨燕 暗背雨燕 an4 bei4 yu3 yan4
(bird species of China) dark-rumped swift (Apus acuticauda)

白额燕鸥 白額燕鷗 bai2 e2 yan4 ou1
(bird species of China) little tern (Sternula albifrons)

白腹毛脚燕 白腹毛腳燕 bai2 fu4 mao2 jiao3 yan4
(bird species of China) common house martin (Delichon urbicum))

白冠燕尾 白冠燕尾 bai2 guan1 yan4 wei3
(bird species of China) white-crowned forktail (Enicurus leschenaulti)

白喉针尾雨燕 白喉針尾雨燕 bai2 hou2 zhen1 wei3 yu3 yan4
(bird species of China) white-throated needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus)

白晓燕 白曉燕 bai2 xiao3 yan4
Pai Hsiao-yen (daughter of Pai Ping-ping)

白眼河燕 白眼河燕 bai2 yan3 he2 yan4
(bird species of China) white-eyed river martin (Pseudochelidon sirintarae)

白腰叉尾海燕 白腰叉尾海燕 bai2 yao1 cha1 wei3 hai3 yan4
(bird species of China) Leach's storm petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa)

白腰燕鸥 白腰燕鷗 bai2 yao1 yan4 ou1
(bird species of China) Aleutian tern (Onychoprion aleuticus)

白嘴端凤头燕鸥 白嘴端鳳頭燕鷗 bai2 zui3 duan1 feng4 tou2 yan4 ou1
(bird species of China) sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)

斑背燕尾 斑背燕尾 ban1 bei4 yan4 wei3
(bird species of China) spotted forktail (Enicurus maculatus)

斑腰燕 斑腰燕 ban1 yao1 yan4
(bird species of China) striated swallow (Cecropis striolata)

北燕 北燕 bei3 yan1
Northern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (409-436)

苍头燕雀 蒼頭燕雀 cang1 tou2 yan4 que4
(bird species of China) common chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)

雏燕 雛燕 chu2 yan4
swallow chick

处堂燕雀 處堂燕雀 chu4 tang2 yan4 que4
lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living; unaware of the disasters ahead; a fool's paradise

纯色岩燕 純色岩燕 chun2 se4 yan2 yan4
(bird species of China) dusky crag martin (Ptyonoprogne concolor)

大凤头燕鸥 大鳳頭燕鷗 da4 feng4 tou2 yan4 ou1
(bird species of China) greater crested tern (Thalasseus bergii)

淡色崖沙燕 淡色崖沙燕 dan4 se4 ya2 sha1 yan4
(bird species of China) pale martin (Riparia diluta)

短嘴金丝燕 短嘴金絲燕 duan3 zui3 jin1 si1 yan4
(bird species of China) Himalayan swiftlet (Aerodramus brevirostris)

粉红燕鸥 粉紅燕鷗 fen3 hong2 yan4 ou1
(bird species of China) roseate tern (Sterna dougallii)

凤头树燕 鳳頭樹燕 feng4 tou2 shu4 yan4
(bird species of China) crested treeswift (Hemiprocne coronata)

戈氏金丝燕 戈氏金絲燕 ge1 shi4 jin1 si1 yan4
(bird species of China) German's swiftlet (Aerodramus germani)

褐翅叉尾海燕 褐翅叉尾海燕 he4 chi4 cha1 wei3 hai3 yan4
(bird species of China) Tristram's storm petrel (Oceanodroma tristrami)

褐翅燕鸥 褐翅燕鷗 he4 chi4 yan4 ou1
(bird species of China) bridled tern (Onychoprion anaethetus)

褐喉沙燕 褐喉沙燕 he4 hou2 sha1 yan4
(bird species of China) grey-throated martin (Riparia chinensis)

黑背燕尾 黑背燕尾 hei1 bei4 yan4 wei3
(bird species of China) black-backed forktail (Enicurus immaculatus)

黑叉尾海燕 黑叉尾海燕 hei1 cha1 wei3 hai3 yan4
(bird species of China) Swinhoe's storm petrel (Oceanodroma monorhis)

黑翅燕鸻 黑翅燕鴴 hei1 chi4 yan4 heng2
(bird species of China) black-winged pratincole (Glareola nordmanni)

黑腹燕鸥 黑腹燕鷗 hei1 fu4 yan4 ou1
(bird species of China) black-bellied tern (Sterna acuticauda)

黑喉毛角燕 黑喉毛角燕 hei1 hou2 mao2 jiao3 yan4
(bird species of China) Nepal house martin (Delichon nipalense)

黑枕燕鸥 黑枕燕鷗 hei1 zhen3 yan4 ou1
(bird species of China) black-naped tern (Sterna sumatrana)

黑嘴端凤头燕鸥 黑嘴端鳳頭燕鷗 hei1 zui3 duan1 feng4 tou2 yan4 ou1
(bird species of China) Chinese crested tern (Thalasseus bernsteini)

后燕 後燕 hou4 yan1
Later Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (384-409)

胡燕妮 胡燕妮 hu2 yan1 ni1
Jenny Hu

黄嘴河燕鸥 黃嘴河燕鷗 huang2 zui3 he2 yan4 ou1
(bird species of China) river tern (Sterna aurantia)

灰背燕尾 灰背燕尾 hui1 bei4 yan4 wei3
(bird species of China) slaty-backed forktail (Enicurus schistaceus)

灰喉针尾雨燕 灰喉針尾雨燕 hui1 hou2 zhen1 wei3 yu3 yan4
(bird species of China) silver-backed needletail (Hirundapus cochinchinensis)

灰燕鸻 灰燕鴴 hui1 yan4 heng2
(bird species of China) small pratincole (Glareola lactea)

灰燕䴗 灰燕鶪 hui1 yan4 ju2
(bird species of China) ashy woodswallow (Artamus fuscus)

家燕 家燕 jia1 yan4
(bird species of China) barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)

金丝燕 金絲燕 jin1 si1 yan4
giant swiftlet (collocalia gigas)

金腰燕 金腰燕 jin1 yao1 yan4
(bird species of China) red-rumped swallow (Cecropis daurica)

来鸿去燕 來鴻去燕 lai2 hong2 qu4 yan4
lit. the goose comes, the swallow goes (idiom); fig. always on the move

劳燕分飞 勞燕分飛 lao2 yan4 fen1 fei1
not wishing to part

领燕鸻 領燕鴴 ling3 yan4 heng2
(bird species of China) collared pratincole (Glareola pratincola)

南燕 南燕 nan2 yan1
Southern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (398-410)

普通楼燕 普通樓燕 pu3 tong1 lou2 yan4
(bird species of China) common swift (Apus apus)

普通燕鸻 普通燕鴴 pu3 tong1 yan4 heng2
(bird species of China) oriental pratincole (Glareola maldivarum)

普通燕鸥 普通燕鷗 pu3 tong1 yan4 ou1
(bird species of China) common tern (Sterna hirundo)

前燕 前燕 qian2 yan1
Former Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (337-370)

日本叉尾海燕 日本叉尾海燕 ri4 ben3 cha1 wei3 hai3 yan4
(bird species of China) Matsudaira's storm petrel (Oceanodroma matsudairae)

身轻如燕 身輕如燕 shen1 qing1 ru2 yan4
as lithe as a swallow (of athlete or beautiful girl)

孙燕姿 孫燕姿 sun1 yan4 zi1
Stefanie Sun (1978-), Singaporean singer-songwriter

天燕座 天燕座 tian1 yan4 zuo4
Apus (constellation)

乌燕鸥 烏燕鷗 wu1 yan4 ou1
(bird species of China) sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus)

线尾燕 線尾燕 xian4 wei3 yan4
(bird species of China) wire-tailed swallow (Hirundo smithii)

小白腰雨燕 小白腰雨燕 xiao3 bai2 yao1 yu3 yan4
(bird species of China) house swift (Apus nipalensis)

小凤头燕鸥 小鳳頭燕鷗 xiao3 feng4 tou2 yan4 ou1
(bird species of China) lesser crested tern (Thalasseus bengalensis)

小燕尾 小燕尾 xiao3 yan4 wei3
(bird species of China) little forktail (Enicurus scouleri)

新婚燕尔 新婚燕爾 xin1 hun1 yan4 er3
newlyweds; love birds

崖沙燕 崖沙燕 ya2 sha1 yan4
(bird species of China) sand martin (Riparia riparia)

烟腹毛脚燕 煙腹毛腳燕 yan1 fu4 mao2 jiao3 yan4
(bird species of China) Asian house martin (Delichon dasypus)

燕国 燕國 yan1 guo2
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)

烟黑叉尾海燕 煙黑叉尾海燕 yan1 hei1 cha1 wei3 hai3 yan4
(bird species of China) Wilson's storm petrel (Oceanites oceanicus)

燕京 燕京 yan1 jing1
Yanjing, an old name for Beijing; capital of Yan at different periods

燕京大学 燕京大學 yan1 jing1 da4 xue2
Yanjing or Yenching University, Christian university in Beijing founded in 1919

燕京啤酒 燕京啤酒 yan1 jing1 pi2 jiu3
Yangjing beer (Beijing beer)

燕山 燕山 yan1 shan1
Yan mountain range across north Hebei

燕太子丹 燕太子丹 yan1 tai4 zi3 dan1
Prince Dan of Yan (-226 BC), commissioned the attempted assassination of King Ying Zheng of Qin 秦嬴政 (later the First Emperor 秦始皇) by Jing Ke 荆轲 in 227 BC

燕尾蝶 燕尾蝶 yan1 wei3 die2
swallow tail butterfly (family Papilionidae)

燕赵 燕趙 yan1 zhao4
Yan and Zhao, two of the Warring States in Hebei and Shanxi; beautiful women; women dancers and singers

燕赵都市报 燕趙都市報 yan1 zhao4 du1 shi4 bao4
Yanzhao Metropolis Daily

岩燕 岩燕 yan2 yan4
(bird species of China) Eurasian crag martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris)

燕巢 燕巢 yan4 chao2
Yanchao township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县, southwest Taiwan

燕巢乡 燕巢鄉 yan4 chao2 xiang1
Yanchao township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县, southwest Taiwan

燕科 燕科 yan4 ke1
Hirundinidae (the family of swallows and martins)

燕麦 燕麥 yan4 mai4
oats

燕麦粥 燕麥粥 yan4 mai4 zhou1
oatmeal; porridge

燕雀 燕雀 yan4 que4
(bird species of China) brambling (Fringilla montifringilla); (fig.) small fry

燕雀安知鸿鹄之志 燕雀安知鴻鵠之志 yan4 que4 an1 zhi1 hong2 hu2 zhi1 zhi4
lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?

燕雀处堂 燕雀處堂 yan4 que4 chu4 tang2
lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living; unaware of the disasters ahead; a fool's paradise

燕雀乌鹊 燕雀烏鵲 yan4 que4 wu1 que4
lit. sparrow and swallow, crow and magpie; fig. any Tom, Dick or Harry; a bunch of nobodies

燕雀相贺 燕雀相賀 yan4 que4 xiang4 he4
lit. sparrow and swallow's congratulation (idiom); fig. to congratulate sb on completion of a building project; congratulations on your new house!

燕雀焉知鸿鹄之志 燕雀焉知鴻鵠之志 yan4 que4 yan1 zhi1 hong2 gu3 zhi1 zhi4
lit. can the sparrow and swallow know the will of the great swan? (idiom); fig. how can we small fry predict the ambitions of the great?

燕梳 燕梳 yan4 shu1
(dialect) insurance (loanword)

燕隼 燕隼 yan4 sun3
(bird species of China) Eurasian hobby (Falco subbuteo)

燕尾服 燕尾服 yan4 wei3 fu2
swallow-tailed coat; tails

燕窝 燕窩 yan4 wo1
swallow's nest

燕子 燕子 yan4 zi5
swallow

燕子衔泥垒大窝 燕子銜泥壘大窩 yan4 zi5 xian2 ni2 lei3 da4 wo1
the swallow's nest is built one beakful of mud at a time (idiom); many a little makes a mickle

洋燕 洋燕 yang2 yan4
(bird species of China) Pacific swallow (Hirundo tahitica)

贻燕 貽燕 yi2 yan4
to leave peace for the future generations

银燕 銀燕 yin2 yan4
silver swallow; airplane (affectionate)

莺歌燕舞 鶯歌燕舞 ying1 ge1 yan4 wu3
the warbler sings and the swallow dances; prosperity abounds (idiom)

郢书燕说 郢書燕說 ying3 shu1 yan1 shuo1
lit. Ying writes a letter and Yan reads it; fig. to misinterpret the original meaning; to pile up errors; refers to the letter from capital 郢 of 楚 in which the inadvertent words "hold up the candle" are mistaken by the minister of 燕 as "promote the wise"

雨燕 雨燕 yu3 yan4
swift; Apodidae (the swift family)

曾金燕 曾金燕 zeng1 jin1 yan4
Zeng Jinyan (1983-), Chinese blogger and human rights activist, wife of dissident activist Hu Jia 胡佳

棕雨燕 棕雨燕 zong1 yu3 yan4
(bird species of China) Asian palm swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis)