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雁

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wild goose

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Strokes
12
Radical
隹 +4
Structure
Upper-left enclosure 左上包
Traditional
雁
Common rank
#1,891
Unicode
U+96C1

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Formation & memory

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How 雁 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

bird

Components 厂 倠

How to remember it

wild goose · Heisig RSH #1431

cliff + birdman

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 雁

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WordPinyinMeaning
雁山区 Yàn shān Qū Yanshan, a district of Guilin City 桂林市[Gui4 lin2 Shi4], Guangxi
红胸黑雁 hóng xiōng hēi yàn (bird species of China) red-breasted goose (Branta ruficollis)
雁江区 Yàn jiāng Qū Yanjiang, a district of Ziyang City 資陽市|资阳市[Zi1 yang2 Shi4], Sichuan
小白额雁 xiǎo bái é yàn (bird species of China) lesser white-fronted goose (Anser erythropus)
大雁塔 Dà yàn tǎ Giant Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an
雁塔区 Yàn tǎ Qū Yanta, a district of Xi'an City 西安市[Xi1 an1 Shi4], Shaanxi
小雁塔 Xiǎo yàn tǎ Small Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an
加拿大雁 Jiā ná dà yàn (bird species of China) cackling goose (Branta hutchinsii)
短嘴豆雁 duǎn zuǐ dòu yàn (bird species of China) tundra bean goose (Anser serrirostris)
斑头雁 bān tóu yàn (bird species of China) bar-headed goose (Anser indicus)
沉鱼落雁 chén yú luò yàn variant of 沉魚落雁|沉鱼落雁[chen2 yu2 luo4 yan4]
沉鱼落雁 chén yú luò yàn lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); fig. female beaut…
雁过拔毛 yàn guò bá máo lit. to grab feathers from a flying goose; fig. to seize any opportunity; pragmatic
白额雁 bái é yàn (bird species of China) greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons)
雁峰区 Yàn fēng Qū Yanfeng, a district of Hengyang City 衡陽市|衡阳市[Heng2 yang2 Shi4], Hunan
大雁 dà yàn wild goose; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
雁山 Yàn shān see 雁山區|雁山区[Yan4 shan1 Qu1]
雁江 Yàn jiāng see 雁江區|雁江区[Yan4 jiang1 Qu1]
黑雁 hēi yàn (bird species of China) brant (Branta bernicla)
雁荡山 Yàn dàng shān Yandang mountains, famous scenic area in southeast Zhejiang