燕
燕 - yàn
swallow (bird); comfort, enjoy
swallow (bird); comfort, enjoyHow to read 燕
Click 燕 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.
| Hanzi | 燕 |
|---|---|
| Traditional | 燕 |
| Pinyin | yàn |
| English | swallow (bird); comfort, enjoy |
| Radical hint | 火 |
Short sentences you can say today
“”。 燕京 is a common expression. “”。 I can make a sentence with 燕国. “”。 Please read 燕子 one more time.
Common words with this character
Yanjing, an old name for Beijing; capital of Yan at different periods
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[Qian2 Yan1] , Later Yan 後燕|后燕[Hou4 Yan1] , Southern Yan 南燕[Nan2 Yan1] , Northern Yan 北燕[Bei3 Yan1]
swallow
Yan mountain range across north Hebei
Mistake warning
Do not memorize 燕 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 燕京 and 燕国 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.