雁(yàn)

HSK 7-912 strokes

wild goose

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Character information

Pinyin
yàn
Meaning
wild goose
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 雁 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿸厂倠

In this compound, the meaning comes from 隹 (bird).

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

厂chǎng倠suī隹zhuī

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper left.

How to write 雁 step by step

12 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 雁

Common words using 雁 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

dà大yàn雁
HSK 7-9

wild goose; CL:只

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huī灰yàn雁

(bird species of China) greylag goose (Anser anser)

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hú胡yàn雁

Tatar goose, wild goose found in territories northwest of China in ancient …

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chén沉yú鱼luò落yàn雁

variant of 沉鱼落雁

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yàn雁tǎ塔

see 雁塔区

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yàn雁tǎ塔qū区

Yanta, a district of Xi'an City 西安市[Xi1 an1 Shi4], Shaanxi

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yàn雁fēng峰

see 雁峰区

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yàn雁yǎo杳yú鱼chén沉

without news from sb (idiom)

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大灰胡沉鱼落塔区

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