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| Simplified Chinese version |
| 燕 U+71D5 |  Seal script |  Jiaguwen | 鷰 Alternate form |
| Radical: | 火+ 12 strokes = 16 strokes total. |
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| References: | Guangyun: p.134#9 p.408#21 Kangxi: p.683#16 Cihai: p.859r2c01 GSR: 243.a Hanyu: v3,p2239#06 |
| Composition: | Component of: 𨽞 咽 嬿 酀 𡤈 𤃇 𭗬 𭣅 𤫇 曣 胭 㬫 𫿲 𣟛 𤒈 𥍂 𥗕 𥷀 𥽫 𧔦 [More] |
| Mandarin: | yàn yān ㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄢ |
| Cantonese: | jin1 jin3 |
| Tang reconstruction: | *qen *qèn |
| Shuowen: | 《燕部》燕：玄鸟也。籋口，布翄，枝尾。象形。凡燕之属皆从燕。 |
| Guangyun: | 《广韵·下平声·先·烟》燕：国名亦州又姓邵公奭封燕爲秦所灭子孙以国爲氏汉有燕仓。又于荐切。 《广韵·去声·霰·宴》燕：《说文》云：𤣥鸟也，作巢避戊巳。 |
| Kangxi: | 《康熙字典·火部·十二》燕：《唐韵》于甸切《集韵》《韵会》《正韵》伊甸切，𠀤音宴。《说文》𤣥鸟也。籋口布翄枝尾，象形。《尔雅·释鸟》燕燕，𩾐。《疏》燕燕，又名𩾐。古人重言之。《诗·邶风》燕燕于飞。《玉篇》俗作燕。《集韵》亦作䴏。又《礼·学记》燕朋逆其师，燕辟废其学。《注》燕，犹亵也。又与醼通。《广韵》醼飮，古无酉，今通用。《诗·小雅》我有旨酒，嘉賔式燕以敖。《仪礼》燕礼第六。又《集韵》与宴通。安也，息也。《易·中孚》初九虞吉，有他不燕。《疏》燕，安也。《诗·小雅》悉率左右，以燕天子。《传》以安待天子。《又》或燕燕居息。《传》燕燕，安息貌。《齐语》昔圣王之处士也，使就闲燕。《注》闲燕，犹淸净也。又《广韵》乌前切《集韵》《韵会》因莲切《正韵》因肩切，𠀤音烟。《玉篇》国名。《尔雅·释地》燕曰幽州。《诗·大雅》溥彼韩城，燕师所完。《朱传》燕召公之国。◎按郑笺云：燕，安也。读去声。今从朱传。又《左传·隐五年》衞人以燕师伐郑。《注》南燕国今东郡燕县。《疏》燕有二国，一称北燕，故此注言南燕，以别之。世本燕国姞姓。地理志：东郡燕县南燕国姞姓，黄帝之后也。又姓。《广韵》邵公奭封燕，爲秦所灭，子孙以国爲氏。汉有燕仓。〇按史记仲尼弟子传：燕伋字思。是春秋时，卽有燕姓也。又《集韵》于殄切，音蝘。本作宴。引尔雅宴宴，居息也。〇按尔雅疏引小雅北山，或燕燕居息。考尔雅释文及北山释文，俱无作上声读者，惟大雅韩奕：韩姞燕誉。释文云：燕，于遍反。又于显反。可证燕之有上声也。 考证：〔《齐语》昔先君之处事也，使就闲燕。〕谨照原文先君改圣王。处事改处士。 |
| Fanqie: | 乌前 (《广韵·下平声·先·烟》) 于荐 (《广韵·下平声·先·烟》) 于甸 (《广韵·去声·霰·宴》) |
| Unihan definition: | swallow (bird); comfort, enjoy |
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[Show proper names]Example usage
| 《论语·述而》: | 子之燕居，申申如也，夭夭如也。 |
| When the Master was unoccupied with business, his manner was easy, and he looked pleased. | |
| 《孟子·公孙丑下》: | 燕人畔。 |
| The people of Yan having rebelled. | |
| 《礼记·三年问》: | 小者至于燕雀，犹有啁噍之顷焉，然后乃能去之。 |
| Even the smaller birds, such as swallows and sparrows, chatter and cry for a little before they can leave the place. | |
| 《扬子法言》: | 曰：“始元之初，拥少帝之微，摧燕、上官之锋，处废兴之分，堂堂乎忠，难矣哉！” |
| Yangzi said: At the beginning of the Shiyuan era (86—80 B.C.), he acted as regent for the young Emperor Zhao, and destroyed Prince Yan and Shangguan's coup. After Zhao's untimely death, he stayed and played his part as regent, first deposing his first chosen successor and then installing Emperor Xuan. Appearing so courageous and august in his loyalty —but it's difficult! | |
| 《论衡·率性》: | 故曰：“齐舒缓，秦慢易，楚促急，燕戆投。” |
| They say that the people of Qi are soft and supple, those of Qin unsteady and versatile, of Chu lively and passionate, of Yan dull and simple. | |
| 《墨子·兼爱中》: | 北为防原泒，注后之邸，呼池之窦，洒为底柱，凿为龙门，以利燕、代、胡、貉与西河之民。 |
| In the north he built a dam across the Yuan and Gu Rivers in order to fill the Houzhidi (a basin) and the Huzhi River. Mt. Dizhu was made use of as a water divide, and a tunnel was dug through Mt. Lungmen. All these were done to benefit the peoples west of the (Yellow) River and various barbarian tribes, Yan, Dai, Hu, Ho, of the north. | |
| 《庄子·天下》: | 我知天下之中央，燕之北，越之南是也。 |
| I know the centre of the world - it is north of Yan or south of Yue. | |
| 《道德经》: | 虽有荣观，燕处超然。 |
| Although he may have brilliant prospects to look at, he quietly remains (in his proper place), indifferent to them. | |
| 《商君书·弱民》: | 农有馀食，则薄燕于岁。 |
| If farmers live in affluence, they seek leisure in their old age. | |
| 《荀子·大略》: | 公行子之之燕，遇曾元于涂，曰：“燕君何如？” |
| 《说苑·君道》: | 成王与唐叔虞燕居，剪梧桐叶以为圭，而授唐叔虞曰：“余以此封汝。” |
| 《春秋繁露·服制》: | 虽有富家多赀，天子服有文章，不得以燕公以朝。 |
| 《韩诗外传·卷二》: | 伊尹去夏入殷，田饶去鲁适燕，介之推去晋入山。 |
| 《大戴礼记·夏小正》: | 囿也者，园之燕者也。 |
| 《白虎通德论·姓名》: | 一说名之于燕寝。 |
| 《新书·官人》: | 君乐燕乐，则左右侍御者可以侍。 |
| 《新序·善谋下》: | 及燕，置酒。 |
| 《中论·慎所从》: | 燕昭王使乐毅伐齐，取七十馀城，莒与即墨未拔。 |
| 《孔子家语·辩物》: | 既彻俎而燕，客执骨而问曰：“敢问骨何如为大？” |
| 《潜夫论·实贡》: | 燕哙利虚誉，故让子之，皆舍实听声，呕哇之过也。 |
| 《太玄经·聚》: | 次二，燕聚嘻嘻。 |
| 《风俗通义·六国》: | 燕召公奭与周同姓，武王灭纣，封召公于燕。 |
| 《孔丛子·广鸟》: | 白项而群飞者，谓之燕乌。 |
| 《申鉴·杂言上》: | 子之之乱，强燕之徵也：此知伸为屈之为伸者也。 |
| 《蔡中郎集》: | 周宣王命南仲吉甫攘猃狁、威蛮荆，汉有卫霍阗颜瀚海窦宪燕然之事，征讨之作，由来尚矣。 |
| 《列子·周穆王》: | 游燕宫观，恣意所欲，其乐无比。 |
| 《鶡冠子·世兵》: | 剧辛为燕将，与赵战，军败，剧辛自刭，燕以失五城，自贼以为祸门，身死以危其君，名实俱灭，是谓失此不还人之计也，非过材之莿也。 |
| 《文子·精诚》: | 故秦楚燕魏之歌，异传而皆乐，九夷八狄之哭，异声而皆哀。 |
| 《列仙传·负局先生》: | 负局先生者，不知何许人也，语似燕、代间人。 |
| 《老子河上公章句》: | 虽有荣观，燕处超然。 |
| 《韩非子·初见秦》: | 臣闻天下阴燕阳魏，连荆固齐，收韩而成从，将西面以与秦强为难，臣窃笑之。 |
| 《慎子·逸文》: | 燕鼎之重乎千钧，乘于吴舟，则可以济，所托者浮道也。 |
| 《管子·轻重戊》: | 管子对曰：“公其令人贵买衡山之械器而卖之，燕代必从公而买之，秦赵闻之，必与公争之，衡山之械器，必倍其贾，天下争之，衡山械器，必什倍以上。” |
| 《吴子·料敌》: | 武侯谓吴起曰：“今秦胁吾西，楚带吾南，赵冲吾北，齐临吾东，燕绝吾后，韩据吾前。” |
| 《九章算术·方程》: | 今有五雀、六燕，集称之衡，雀俱重，燕俱轻。 |
| 《淮南子·主术训》: | 虾蟆鸣燕降，而达路除道。 |
| 《吕氏春秋·行论》: | 齐攻宋，燕王使张魁将燕兵以从焉，齐王杀之。 |
| 《史记·周本纪》: | 封召公奭于燕。 |
| 《春秋左传》: | 四月，郑人侵卫牧，以报东门之役，卫人以燕师伐郑，郑祭足，原繁，泄驾，以三军军其前，使曼伯与子元，潜军军其后，燕人畏郑三军，而不虞制人，六月，郑二公子以制人，败燕师于北制，君子曰，不备不虞，不可以师。 |
| 《国语·郑语》: | 北有卫、燕、狄、鲜虞、潞、洛、泉、徐、蒲。 |
| 《晏子春秋》: | 景公燕赏于国内，万锺者三，千锺者五，令三出，而职计莫之从。 |
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