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雁
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wild goose

HSK 7
Nature →Animals →Birds
yàn
ガン
かり、かりがね
안
Components
厂 cliff (radical) =
雁 wild goose
厂
hǎn cliff (radical)
"cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27), occurring in 原, 历, 压 etc
倠
Notes
Similar Characters
厃 high and dangerous厚 thick原 flatlands反 against矦 target麻 hemp历 calendar (simp)厘 centi (simp)仄 oblique厉 grind (simp)厌 detest (simp)厓 precipice厕 restroom (simp)厗 厝 cut or engrave厢 side-room (simp)厦 big building (simp)厩 barnyard (simp)厪 a hut厭 detest (trad)
Historical Evolution
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
雁
Regular
Modern
Chinese
雁 [yàn]
wild goose
Japanese
雁 、 鴈 (rare) がん 、 ガン 同音
noun wild goose
雁 、 鴈 (rare) かり 、 カリ 同音

noun

  1. usually kana wild goose
  2. usually kanaabbrev.colloquial glans; head of a penis
雁 がん 同音

noun

  1. surnamegiven name Gan
  2. work The Wild Geese (1913 novel by Mori Ōgai)
雁が音 、 雁金 、 雁 、 雁ヶ音 、 雁ケ音 かりがね 、 カリガネ 同音

noun

  1. call of a wild goose
  2. usually kana wild goose (esp. a lesser white-fronted goose, Anser erythropus)
  3. tea made from twigs of high-quality tea plants (esp. gyokuro); high-grade kukicha (esp. from gyokuro)
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
彼はガンに向かって発砲した。
He had a shot at the goose.
Japanese Names
雁 いくま
Ikuma unclassified name
雁 がん
Gan surnamegiven name
The Wild Geese (1913 novel by Mori Ōgai) work of art
CHINESE WORDS (50)
大雁 [dà​yàn] #60,802
wild goose
沉鱼落雁 [chén​yú​luò​yàn] #65,912
lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts
沉鱼落雁 [chén​yú​luò​yàn] #65,912
lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts
雁塔 [Yàn​tǎ] #40,335
Yanta District of Xi’an 西安市[Xī​'ān​Shì], Shaanxi
鸿雁 [hóng​yàn] #41,919
(bird species of China) swan goose (Anser cygnoides)
鸿雁 [hóng​yàn] #41,919
(bird species of China) swan goose (Anser cygnoides)
雁荡山 [Yàn​dàng​shān] #42,948
Yandang mountains, famous scenic area in southeast Zhejiang
雁荡山 [Yàn​dàng​shān] #42,948
Yandang mountains, famous scenic area in southeast Zhejiang
雁塔区 [Yàn​tǎ​Qū] #46,159
Yanta District of Xi’an 西安市[Xī​'ān​Shì], Shaanxi
雁塔区 [Yàn​tǎ​Qū] #46,159
Yanta District of Xi’an 西安市[Xī​'ān​Shì], Shaanxi
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JAPANESE WORDS (51)
⭐ 雁 [がん] #32,256
wild goose
雁字搦め [がんじがらめ] #46,514
binding (someone) hand and foot
雁首揃える [がんくびそろえる] #64,930
to sit silently (and submissively) at a meeting
落雁 [らくがん] #84,964
rakugan
鴇 [トキ] #90,313
Japanese crested ibis (Nipponia nippon)
雁行 [がんこう] #108,119
the flight formation of geese
雁首をそろえる [がんくびをそろえる] #109,824
to sit silently (and submissively) at a meeting
雁が音 [かりがね] #118,603
call of a wild goose
雁木 [がんぎ] #130,161
zigzag pattern
葉鶏頭 [はげいとう] #135,492
Joseph's coat (Amaranthus tricolor)
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