1. 燕 is the 1703rd most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 22 words.
  4. appears as a component in 3 characters.


Once :
=> No glyph available,
Radical :
=> 廿 (two hands/twenty), (N/A), (mouth), (fire)
Graphical :
=> , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Yan1 - 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 (337-370), Later Yan 後燕|后燕 (384-409), Southern Yan 南燕 (398-410), Northern Yan 北燕 (409-436)/surname Yan
  2. yan4 - swallow (family Hirundinidae)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency


Medium Frequency

孙燕姿 (孫燕姿)
燕窝 (燕窩)
燕麦 (燕麥)
燕麦粥 (燕麥粥)

Appears In:

also appears in:
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.