燕赵 |
Yān Zhào |
Yan and Zhao, two of the Warring States in Hebei and Shanxi / beautiful women / women dancers and singers |
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 |
赵 |
Zhào |
surname Zhao / one of the seven states during the Warring States period (476-220 BC) / the Former Zhao 前赵 (304-329) and Later Zhao 后赵 (319-350), states of the Sixteen Kingdoms |
赵 |
zhào |
to surpass (old) |