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  1. Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in present-day Hebei and Liaoning
  2. north Hebei
  3. the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕[Qian2 Yan1] (337–370), Later Yan 後燕|后燕[Hou4 Yan1] (384–409), Southern Yan 南燕[Nan2 Yan1] (398–410), Northern Yan 北燕[Bei3 Yan1] (409–436)
  4. surname Yan
  5. swallow (family Hirundinidae)
  6. old variant of 宴[yan4]

Unihan definition

swallow (bird); comfort, enjoy

說文解字

部: 燕部

玄鳥也。籋口,布翄,枝尾。象形。凡燕之屬皆从燕。

康熙字典

部: 火部12畫 共16畫

【唐韻】於甸切【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】伊甸切,𠀤音宴。
【說文】𤣥鳥也。籋口布翄枝尾,象形。
【爾雅·釋鳥】燕燕,𩾐。
【疏】燕燕,又名𩾐。古人重言之。
【詩·邶風】燕燕于飛。
【玉篇】俗作鷰。
【集韻】亦作䴏。
又【禮·學記】燕朋逆其師,燕辟廢其學。【註】燕,猶褻也。
又與醼通。
【廣韻】醼飮,古無酉,今通用。
【詩·小雅】我有旨酒,嘉賔式燕以敖。
【儀禮】燕禮第六。
又【集韻】與宴通。安也,息也。
【易·中孚】初九虞吉,有他不燕。
【疏】燕,安也。
【詩·小雅】悉率左右,以燕天子。
【傳】以安待天子。
【又】或燕燕居息。
【傳】燕燕,安息貌。
【齊語】昔聖王之處士也,使就閒燕。【註】閒燕,猶淸淨也。
又【廣韻】烏前切【集韻】【韻會】因蓮切
【正韻】因肩切,𠀤音煙。
【玉篇】國名。
【爾雅·釋地】燕曰幽州。
【詩·大雅】溥彼韓城,燕師所完。
【朱傳】燕召公之國。◎按鄭箋云:燕,安也。讀去聲。今从朱傳。
又【左傳·隱五年】衞人以燕師伐鄭。【註】南燕國今東郡燕縣。
【疏】燕有二國,一稱北燕,故此註言南燕,以別之。世本燕國姞姓。地理志:東郡燕縣南燕國姞姓,黃帝之後也。
又姓。
【廣韻】邵公奭封燕,爲秦所滅,子孫以國爲氏。漢有燕倉。〇按史記仲尼弟子傳:燕伋字思。是春秋時,卽有燕姓也。
又【集韻】於殄切,音蝘。本作宴。引爾雅宴宴,居息也。〇按爾雅疏引小雅北山,或燕燕居息。考爾雅釋文及北山釋文,俱無作上聲讀者,惟大雅韓奕:韓姞燕譽。釋文云:燕,于遍反。
又於顯反。可証燕之有上聲也。<hr>考證:〔
【齊語】昔先君之處事也,使就閒燕。〕 謹照原文先君改聖王。處事改處士。

廣韻 Guangyun

部: 下平聲|5.肴

説文𤣥鳥也作巢避戊巳

Variant-specific definitions (3)

㷼 (U+3DFC)

Unihan definition

(standard form of 燕) a swallow, comfort; ease; to soothe (interchangeable 晏) to feast; to enjoy, name of a certain feudal States

䴏 (U+4D0F)

Unihan definition

(same as 燕) a swallow

康熙字典

【篇海類編】同燕。
【晉書載記】慕容儁䴏巢,於正陽之西構。

鷰 (U+9DF0)

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  1. variant of 燕[yan4]
Unihan definition

swallow (bird)

康熙字典

【廣韻】於甸切
【集韻】伊甸切,𠀤音宴。與燕同。
【說文】薾口,布翅,枝尾,象形,亦書作䴏。
又鷰濯,角觝之戲。
【張衡·西京賦】衝狹鷰濯,胷突銛鋒。【註】鷰濯,以盤水置前,坐其後,踊身張手跳前,以足偶節,踰水復却坐,如燕之濯也。
【玉篇】俗燕字。

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Fanqie 1
General Chinese (Chao, 1983) 2
Mandarin Chinese 22
Standard Mandarin 1
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Xian 1
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Guilin(Lingui) 1
Liuzhou(Luorong) 1
Hefei 1
Menggu Ziyun 8
  • Menggu Ziyun 蒙古字韻 (Phags-pa script): ꡗꡦꡋ ((Nk2028/menggu-ziyun-data, 2025))
  • Menggu Ziyun 蒙古字韻 (Phags-pa script): ꡗꡦꡋ (Nk2028/menggu-ziyun-data, 2025)
  • Menggu Ziyun 蒙古字韻 (IPA): ʔ͡jjen ((Nk2028/menggu-ziyun-data, 2025))
  • Menggu Ziyun 蒙古字韻 (IPA): ʔ͡jjen (Nk2028/menggu-ziyun-data, 2025)
  • Menggu Ziyun 蒙古字韻 tone: 去 ((Nk2028/menggu-ziyun-data, 2025))
  • Menggu Ziyun 蒙古字韻 tone: 平 ((Nk2028/menggu-ziyun-data, 2025))
  • Menggu Ziyun 蒙古字韻 tone: 去 (Nk2028/menggu-ziyun-data, 2025)
  • Menggu Ziyun 蒙古字韻 tone: 平 (Nk2028/menggu-ziyun-data, 2025)
Zhongyuan Yinyun 6
  • Zhongyuan Yinyun 中原音韻 (楊耐思): iɛn (周德清, 1324; nk2028/zhongyuan-data, 2023)
  • Zhongyuan Yinyun 中原音韻 (寧繼福): iɛn (周德清, 1324; nk2028/zhongyuan-data, 2023)
  • Zhongyuan Yinyun 中原音韻 (薛鳳生): yen (周德清, 1324; nk2028/zhongyuan-data, 2023)
  • Zhongyuan Yinyun 中原音韻 (unt): jɛn (周德清, 1324; nk2028/zhongyuan-data, 2023)
  • Zhongyuan Yinyun 中原音韻 tone: 去 (周德清, 1324; nk2028/zhongyuan-data, 2023)
  • Zhongyuan Yinyun 中原音韻 tone: 陰 (周德清, 1324; nk2028/zhongyuan-data, 2023)
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  • Guangyun Rime 廣韻音韻: 肴 (Guangyun (Siku))
  • Guangyun Tone 廣韻聲調: 下平聲 (Guangyun (Siku))
Menggu Ziyun 4
  • Qieyun-system phonological position: 影開四先去 ((Nk2028/menggu-ziyun-data, 2025))
  • Qieyun-system phonological position: 影開四先平 ((Nk2028/menggu-ziyun-data, 2025))
  • Qieyun-system phonological position: 影開四先去 (Nk2028/menggu-ziyun-data, 2025)
  • Qieyun-system phonological position: 影開四先平 (Nk2028/menggu-ziyun-data, 2025)
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