Initial:yVideo guide
Final(T3):ànVideo guide
Radical:
Structure:Above to middle and below
Strokes:
16
Traditional:
燕
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Chinese dictionary
- 1
n.fmlswallow (a bird)
一燕不成夏。
One swallow does not make a summer.
家燕
house swallow
燕子
swallow
- 2
same as 宴
Words and phrases with 燕
- 燕窝羹[word]esculent swift's nest soup
- 燕麦芽[word]oat malt
- 燕翅[word]swallow-wing
- 燕麦[word]oats
- 燕隼[word]hobby
- 燕窝汤[word]esculent swift's nest soup
- 燕尾帽[word]swallowtail hat
- 燕尾榫[word]swallowtail
- 燕侣[word]harmonious couple
- 燕语莺声[idiom]the sound of a woman's soft and sweet voice
- 燕雀处堂[idiom]live in a fool's paradise
- 燕妒莺惭[idiom]make the gaudy swallows and orioles pale with envy
- 燕燕于飞[idiom]deeply attached to each other
- 燕尔新婚[idiom]conjugal bliss
- 燕侣莺俦[idiom]a happy married couple
- 燕翼贻谋[idiom]hand down a good plan to posterity
- 燕婉之欢[idiom]harmonious happiness between husband and wife
- 燕颔虎颈[idiom]a majestic and awe-inspiring appearance
Word usage
- NoteWhen pronounced as "yān", "燕" is a name of an ancient country, located in northern Hebei, and "燕" of "燕京" and "燕山" are all pronounced "yān".