yàn

common
noun

Meaning of

雁 means wild goose. Pronounced yàn.

  • wild goose

Character Info

Radical
Strokes12
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Qiū
tiān
lái
le
 
yàn
kāi
shǐ
wǎng
nán
fēi
 

Autumn has come, and wild geese have started flying south.

miàn
shàng
yǒu
zhī
bái
é
yàn
zài
yóu
yǒng
 

There are a few white-fronted geese swimming on the lake.

Hóng鸿
yàn
shì
yàn
de
zhǒng
 
máo
chéng
huī
 

The swan goose is a type of wild goose with grayish-brown feathers.

men
zài
tián
kàn
dào
le
qún
yàn
 

We saw a flock of wild geese in the field.

Yàn
de
fēi
xíng
duì
liè
tōng
cháng
shì
 
rén
 
xíng
huò
 
 
xíng
 

The flight formation of wild geese is usually in a 'V' shape or a straight line.