Usage of the character 雁
yàn
雁
[鴈]
- variant of 雁 (yàn)
yàn
雁
[雁]
- wild goose
húyàn
胡雁
[胡雁]
- Tatar goose, wild goose found in territories northwest of China in ancient times
dàyàn
大雁
[大雁]
- wild goose
- CL:隻／只 (zhī)
Yànshān
雁山
[雁山]
- Yanshan district of Guilin city 桂林市 ( Guìlínshì), Guangxi
Yàndàng
雁荡
[雁蕩]
- Yandang mountains, famous scenic area in southeast Zhejiang
xuěyàn
雪雁
[雪雁]
- (bird species of China) snow goose (Anser caerulescens)
hēiyàn
黑雁
[黑雁]
- (bird species of China) brant goose (Branta bernicla)
huīyàn
灰雁
[灰雁]
- (bird species of China) greylag goose (Anser anser)
Yànfēng
雁峰
[雁峰]
- Yanfeng district of Hengyang city 衡陽市／衡阳市 ( Héngyángshì), Hunan
Yàntǎ
雁塔
[雁塔]
- Yanta District of Xi’an 西安市 ( Xī'ān Shì), Shaanxi
dòuyàn
豆雁
[豆雁]
- (bird species of China) taiga bean goose (Anser fabalis)
hóngyàn
鸿雁
[鴻雁]
- (bird species of China) swan goose (Anser cygnoides)
Yànjiāng
雁江
[雁江]
- Yanjiang district of Ziyang city 資陽市／资阳市 ( Zīyángshì), Sichuan
Yànjiāngqū
雁江区
[雁江區]
- Yanjiang district of Ziyang city 資陽市／资阳市 ( Zīyángshì), Sichuan
bāntóuyàn
斑头雁
[斑頭雁]
- (bird species of China) bar-headed goose (Anser indicus)
Liú Bīnyàn
刘宾雁
[劉賓雁]
- Liu Binyan (1925-2005), journalist and novelist, condemned by Mao as rightist faction in 1957, subsequently dissident writer
Yànfēngqū
雁峰区
[雁峰區]
- Yanfeng district of Hengyang city 衡陽市／衡阳市 ( Héngyángshì), Hunan
Yàntǎ Qū
雁塔区
[雁塔區]
- Yanta District of Xi’an 西安市 ( Xī'ān Shì), Shaanxi
Yàndàngshān
雁荡山
[雁蕩山]
- Yandang mountains, famous scenic area in southeast Zhejiang
bái'éyàn
白额雁
[白額雁]
- (bird species of China) greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons)
Yànshānqū
雁山区
[雁山區]
- Yanshan district of Guilin city 桂林市 ( Guìlínshì), Guangxi
Dàyàntǎ
大雁塔
[大雁塔]
- Giant Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an
Xiǎoyàntǎ
小雁塔
[小雁塔]
- Small Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an
xiǎobái'éyàn
小白额雁
[小白額雁]
- (bird species of China) lesser white-fronted goose (Anser erythropus)
chényúluòyàn
沈鱼落雁
[沈魚落雁]
- variant of 沉魚落雁／沉鱼落雁 (chényúluòyàn)
yànyǎoyúchén
雁杳鱼沉
[雁杳魚沈]
- without news from sb (idiom)
yànguòbámáo
雁过拔毛
[雁過拔毛]
- lit. to grab feathers from a flying goose
- fig. to seize any opportunity
- pragmatic
Jiānádàyàn
加拿大雁
[加拿大雁]
- (bird species of China) cackling goose (Branta hutchinsii)
chényúluòyàn
沉鱼落雁
[沉魚落雁]
- lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子／庄子 ( Zhuāngzǐ)); fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts
yúchényànyǎo
鱼沉雁杳
[魚沉雁杳]
- lit. the fish swam away into the depths, the goose vanished in the distance (idiom)
- fig. to have had no news (of sb who went away); to have lost contact
hóngxiōnghēiyàn
红胸黑雁
[紅胸黑雁]
- (bird species of China) red-breasted goose (Branta ruficollis)
báijiáhēiyàn
白颊黑雁
[白頰黑雁]
- (bird species of China) barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis)
duǎnzuǐdòuyàn
短嘴豆雁
[短嘴豆雁]
- (bird species of China) tundra bean goose (Anser serrirostris)