家燕 |
jiā yàn |
(bird species of China) barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) |
家 |
jiā |
used in 家伙 and 家俱 |
家 |
jiā |
home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) / classifier for families or businesses / refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China / noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian / CL:个 |
燕 |
Yān |
Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in present-day Hebei and Liaoning / north Hebei / the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕 (337-370), Later Yan 后燕 (384-409), Southern Yan 南燕 (398-410), Northern Yan 北燕 (409-436) / surname Yan |
燕 |
yàn |
swallow (family Hirundinidae) / old variant of 宴 |
燕 |
yàn |
variant of 燕 |