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swallow

HSK 7
Nature →Animals →Birds
yàn
エン
つばめ、つばくら、つばくろ
연
A swallow, with its head 廿, wings 北, and tail 灬
Components
廿 twenty+ 口 mouth+ 北 north+ 灬 fire (bottom) =
燕 swallow
廿 Meaning component
niàn twenty
twenty, twentieth
口 Meaning component
kǒu mouth
北 Meaning component
běi north
灬 Meaning component
biāo fire (bottom)
fire
Notes
Similar Characters
庹 the length of侃 upright and strong兽 bestial (simp)冋 a desert加 add卟 a chemical compound古 ancient叨 talkative叫 call召 summon叭 trumpet叮 sting可 can叱 bawl叶 be in harmony (simp)号 appellation (jp)叹 admire (simp)叼 hold in the mouth叽 sigh (simp)吁 alas (simp)
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
燕
Regular
Modern
Chinese
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
燕 [yàn]
swallow (family Hirundinidae); old variant of 宴[yàn]
Japanese
燕 つばめ 、 つばくらめ (old) 、 つばくら (old) 、 つばくろ (old) 、 ツバメ 同音

noun

  1. usually kana swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin
  2. barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)
  3. younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
たくさんのツバメがまもなく南からやってくる。
Many swallows will come soon from the south.
Japanese Names
燕 えん
Yan (historical Chinese state) place name
燕 えん
En surname
燕 つばめ
Tsubame place namesurnamefemale given name
燕 やすし
Yasushi given name
CHINESE WORDS (157)
燕麦 [yàn​mài] #16,548
oats
燕尾服 [yàn​wěi​fú] #15,135
swallow-tailed coat
燕子 [yàn​zi] #22,711
swallow
燕窝 [yàn​wō] #41,700
edible bird's nest
燕窝 [yàn​wō] #41,700
edible bird's nest
孙燕姿 [Sūn​Yàn​zī] #21,835
Stefanie Sun (1978-), Singaporean singer-songwriter
孙燕姿 [Sūn​Yàn​zī] #21,835
Stefanie Sun (1978-), Singaporean singer-songwriter
燕京 [Yān​jīng] #22,983
Yanjing, an old name for Beijing
燕山 [Yān​shān] #29,852
Yan mountain range across north Hebei
雨燕 [yǔ​yàn] #45,961
swift
147 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (52)
燕尾服 [えんびふく] #35,670
tailcoat
飛燕 [ひえん] #49,144
swallow in flight
臙脂 [えんじ] #61,876
dark-red pigment
杜若 [カキツバタ] #76,447
rabbitear iris (Iris laevigata)
えん麦 [えんばく] #85,259
oat (Avena sativa)
若い燕 [わかいつばめ] #120,303
young lover of an older woman
燕雀 [えんじゃく] #120,305
small bird (like a swallow or sparrow)
宴楽 [えんらく] #122,453
merrymaking
ツバメの巣 [つばめのす] #127,040
swallow's nest
紫燕 [むらさきつばめ] #145,398
powdered oakblue (butterfly) (Narathura bazalus)
42 more items
KOREAN WORDS (1)
연미복
tailcoat