雁 (yàn): wild goose
雁 (yàn) is a Chinese character meaning “wild goose.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 厂 (structural) and 倠 (structural). It ranks #2453 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 雁 bird. Its radical form 隹 (short-tailed bird) appears in many related characters such as 难 (nán, difficult (to...)), 集 (jí, to gather), 雄 (xióng, male).
Definitions
- wild goose
Etymology & Origin
pictophoneticbird
Decomposition: ⿸厂倠 (layout: surround-from-upper-left)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 沉鱼落雁phrase | chén yú luò yàn | variant of 沉魚落雁|沉鱼落雁 |
| 大雁noun | dà yàn | wild goose |
| 雪雁 | xuě yàn | (bird species of China) snow goose (Anser caerulescens) |
| 加拿大雁 | jiā ná dà yàn | (bird species of China) cackling goose (Branta hutchinsii) |
| 小白额雁 | xiǎo bái é yàn | (bird species of China) lesser white-fronted goose (Anser erythropus) |
| 雁山区 | yàn shān qū | Yanshan, a district of Guilin City 桂林市, Guangxi |
| 雁过拔毛phrase | yàn guò bá máo | lit. to grab feathers from a flying goose |
| 红胸黑雁 | hóng xiōng hēi yàn | (bird species of China) red-breasted goose (Branta ruficollis) |
| 大雁塔 | dà yàn tǎ | Giant Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an |
| 小雁塔 | xiǎo yàn tǎ | Small Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an |
| 白额雁 | bái é yàn | (bird species of China) greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons) |
| 雁江区 | yàn jiāng qū | Yanjiang, a district of Ziyang City 資陽市|资阳市, Sichuan |
| 雁塔区 | yàn tǎ qū | Yanta, a district of Xi'an City 西安市, Shaanxi |
| 白颊黑雁 | bái jiá hēi yàn | (bird species of China) barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| 雁荡山proper-noun | yàn dàng shān | Yandang mountains, famous scenic area in southeast Zhejiang |
雁 appears in 31 compound words: 39 as the first character, 52 as the last, and 10 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 雁 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (4)
Showing 3 of 4 idioms containing 雁.
Example Sentences
了解雁字的来源，有助于理解中国文化。
le xiè yàn zì de lái yuán , yǒu zhù yú lǐ xiè zhōng guó wén huā .
Understanding the origin of the "wild geese formation" helps to comprehend Chinese culture.
为尽快补上这个窟窿，她找来了画师许雁真，希望凭其高超画技，将银行内的国宝名画调包。
wéi jǐn kuài bǔ shàng zhè gè kū lóng , tā zhǎo lái le huà shī xǔ yàn zhēn , xī wàng píng qí gāo chāo huà jì , jiāng yín háng nèi de guó bǎo míng huà diào bāo .
To plug this hole as quickly as possible, she enlisted the help of artist Xu Yanzhen, hoping that, with her exceptional painting skills, she could swap out the national treasures and famous paintings inside the bank.
在西安市雁塔区一家影院，一场沉浸式儿童舞台剧《功夫熊猫》正在上演。
zài xī ān shì yàn tǎ qū yī jiā yǐng yuàn , yī chǎng chén jìn shì ér tóng wǔ tái jù gōng fū xióng māo zhèng zài shàng yǎn .
At a movie theater in Yanta District, Xi'an, an immersive children's stage play titled *Kung Fu Panda* is currently being performed.
主会场设于国家速滑馆，第二会场落地中国科学院大学雁栖湖校区。
zhǔ huì chǎng shè yú guó jiā sù huá guǎn , dì èr huì chǎng luò dì zhōng guó kē xué yuàn dà xué yàn qī hú jiào qū .
The main venue is located at the National Speed Skating Oval, while the secondary venue is situated at the Yanqi Lake Campus of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
雁栖湖上新“山水飞花令”,游客假日玩转5项...
yàn qī hú shàng xīn shān shuǐ fēi huā lìng , yóu kè jiǎ rì wán zhuǎn 5 xiàng . . .
Yanqi Lake Launches New "Landscape and Flower Rhyme" Event; Visitors Can Enjoy 5 Activities During the Holiday...
Character Family
隹 Radical Family — Characters sharing the short-tailed bird radical
Frequently Asked Questions
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