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Yān
燕

place
name

Meaning of 燕

燕 means Yan state (Zhou dynasty); northern Hebei province. Pronounced Yān.

  • Yan state (Zhou dynasty)
  • northern Hebei province
  • surname Yan

Character Info

Radical灬
Strokes16
Components
廿
北
灬

Stroke Order

燕

Definitions & Examples

Yān燕
guó国
shì是
zhàn战
guó国
qī七
xióng雄
zhī之
yī一
 。

The Yan state was one of the Seven Warring States.

Jīng荆
kē轲
cì刺
Qín秦
wáng王
de的
gù故
shì事
yǔ与
Yān燕
guó国
yǒu有
guān关
 。

The story of Jing Ke assassinating the King of Qin is related to the Yan state.

Yān燕
guó国
de的
dū都
chéng城
céng曾
zài在
Jì蓟
chéng城
 。

The capital of the Yan state was once Jicheng.

Yān燕
guó国
wén文
huà化
duì对
hòu后
shì世
yǒu有
yī一
dìng定
yǐng影
xiǎng响
 。

Yan state culture had some influence on later generations.

Lì历
shǐ史
kè课
shàng上
xué学
xí习
le了
Yān燕
guó国
de的
xīng兴
shuāi衰
 。

We learned about the rise and fall of the Yan state in history class.