yàn

common
noun

Meaning of

燕 means swallow (bird); feast; banquet. Pronounced yàn.

  • swallow (bird)
  • feast; banquet

Character Info

Radical
Strokes16
Components
廿

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Chūn
tiān
lái
le
 
yàn
zi
cóng
nán
fāng
fēi
huí
lái
le
 

Spring has come, and swallows have flown back from the south.

Yàn
zi
zài
jiā
yán
xià
zhù
le
cháo
 

Swallows built a nest under the eaves of my house.

Jiā
yàn
shì
zuì
cháng
jiàn
de
yàn
zi
zhǒng
lèi
 

The house swallow is the most common type of swallow.

Yàn
zi
shí
hài
chóng
 
duì
nóng
hěn
yǒu
 

Swallows catch pests and are very beneficial to agriculture.

Qiū
tiān
dào
le
 
yàn
zi
kāi
shǐ
wǎng
nán
fāng
qiān
 

Autumn has arrived, and swallows have started migrating to the south.