燕
HSK 7–9

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[Qian2 Yan1] , Later Yan 後燕|后燕[Hou4 Yan1] , Southern Yan 南燕[Nan2 Yan1] , Northern Yan 北燕[Bei3 Yan1]

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[Qian2 Yan1] , Later Yan 後燕|后燕[Hou4 Yan1] , Southern Yan 南燕[Nan2 Yan1] , Northern Yan 北燕[Bei3 Yan1]

Pinyin

yān

HSK Level

Level 7

Characters

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English Meaning

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[Qian2 Yan1] , Later Yan 後燕|后燕[Hou4 Yan1] , Southern Yan 南燕[Nan2 Yan1] , Northern Yan 北燕[Bei3 Yan1]

How to Write 燕 (yān)

燕 is written in 16 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

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