yàn
wild goose
Evolution

Seal script
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal script
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal script
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 雁
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
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wild goose | ||
wild goose | ||
lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts | ||
Yanta District of Xi’an 西安市[Xī'ānShì], Shaanxi | ||
(bird species of China) swan goose (Anser cygnoides) |
Component uses
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