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燕 in Chinese / Japanese...

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1. Swallow

2. Ayan

3. Cheyenne

4. Kiyane

5. Yancey

6. Yancy

7. Stefanie

Swallow

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yàn

yasushi

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燕 is the single character for the swallow (bird).

If you are a zoologist, this can refer to birds of the family Hirundinidae. Sometimes used to refer to Hirundo rustica (the barn swallow).

燕 is also a surname in China that is romanized as Yan. In fact, there were also several different Yan kingdoms in the ancient history of China (which is the origin of the surname).

Ayan

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ā yàn

阿燕 is the name Ayan in Chinese (Mandarin).

Cheyenne

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shī yàn

詩燕 is the name Cheyenne transliterated into Mandarin Chinese.

Kiyane

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jī yàn

基燕 is the name Kiyane in Chinese (Mandarin).

Yancey

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yàn xī

燕西 is the name Yancey in Chinese (Mandarin).

Yancy

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yàn xī

燕西 is the name Yancy in Chinese (Mandarin).

Stefanie

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sūn yàn zī

孫燕姿 is the name Stefanie in Chinese (Mandarin).

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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
燕 see styles	yàn yan4 yen tsubame(p); tsubakurame(ok); tsubakura(ok); tsubakuro(ok); tsubame(p) つばめ(P); つばくらめ(ok); つばくら(ok); つばくろ(ok); ツバメ(P)	More info & calligraphy: Swallow swallow (family Hirundinidae); old variant of 宴[yan4] (1) (kana only) swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; (2) barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); (3) (See 若い燕) younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy; (given name) Yasushi
孫燕姿孙燕姿 see styles	sūn yàn zī sun1 yan4 zi1 sun yen tzu	More info & calligraphy: Stefanie Stefanie Sun (1978-), Singaporean singer-songwriter
鷰燕 see styles	yàn yan4 yen	鷰 Custom Scroll variant of 燕[yan4] See: 燕
乳燕 see styles	rǔ yàn ru3 yan4 ju yen	乳燕 Custom Scroll baby swallow
公燕 see styles	gōng yàn gong1 yan4 kung yen	公燕 Custom Scroll banquet held for high-ranking imperial or feudal officials
冬燕 see styles	touen / toen とうえん	冬燕 Custom Scroll (given name) Touen
前燕 see styles	qián yān qian2 yan1 ch`ien yen chien yen	前燕 Custom Scroll Former Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (337-370)
北燕 see styles	běi yān bei3 yan1 pei yen	北燕 Custom Scroll Northern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (409-436)
南燕 see styles	nán yān nan2 yan1 nan yen	南燕 Custom Scroll Southern Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (398-410)
城燕 see styles	chie ちえ	城燕 Custom Scroll (female given name) Chie
如燕 see styles	joen じょえん	如燕 Custom Scroll (given name) Joen
家燕 see styles	jiā yàn jia1 yan4 chia yen	家燕 Custom Scroll (bird species of China) barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)
小燕 see styles	shouen / shoen しょうえん	小燕 Custom Scroll (given name) Shouen
岩燕 see styles	yán yàn yan2 yan4 yen yen iwatsubame; iwatsubame いわつばめ; イワツバメ	岩燕 Custom Scroll (bird species of China) Eurasian crag martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris) (kana only) Asian house martin (Delichon dasypus)
巖燕 see styles	yán yàn yan2 yan4 yen yen gan'en	巖燕 Custom Scroll to live in mountain caves as a recluse
後燕后燕 see styles	hòu yān hou4 yan1 hou yen kouen / koen こうえん	後燕 Custom Scroll Later Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (384-409) (hist) Later Yan (dynastic Chinese state)
春燕 see styles	chiyunen ちゆんえん	春燕 Custom Scroll (personal name) Chiyun'en
松燕 see styles	shouen / shoen しょうえん	松燕 Custom Scroll (given name) Shouen
楽燕 see styles	rakuen らくえん	楽燕 Custom Scroll (given name) Rakuen
沙燕 see styles	shā yàn sha1 yan4 sha yen shaen	沙燕 Custom Scroll cāṭaka
洋燕 see styles	yáng yàn yang2 yan4 yang yen	洋燕 Custom Scroll (bird species of China) Pacific swallow (Hirundo tahitica)
海燕 see styles	umitsubame; umitsubame うみつばめ; ウミツバメ	海燕 Custom Scroll (kana only) storm petrel (any bird of family Hydrobatidae); (personal name) Kaien
燕々 see styles	enen えんえん	(given name) En'en
燕一 see styles	enichi えんいち	燕一 Custom Scroll (given name) En'ichi
燕三 see styles	enza えんざ	燕三 Custom Scroll (given name) Enza
燕京 see styles	yān jīng yan1 jing1 yen ching	燕京 Custom Scroll Yanjing, an old name for Beijing; capital of Yan at different periods
燕児 see styles	enji えんじ	燕児 Custom Scroll (obscure) swallow chick
燕十 see styles	enjuu / enju えんじゅう	燕十 Custom Scroll (personal name) Enjuu
燕國燕国 see styles	yān guó yan1 guo2 yen kuo	燕國 Custom Scroll Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and Liaoning; north Hebei; the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕[Qian2 Yan1] (337-370), Later Yan 後燕\|后燕[Hou4 Yan1] (384-409), Southern Yan 南燕[Nan2 Yan1] (398-410), Northern Yan 北燕[Bei3 Yan1] (409-436)
燕坐 see styles	yàn zuò yan4 zuo4 yen tso enza	燕坐 Custom Scroll to sit calmly

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title	Characters	Romaji (Romanized Japanese)	Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Swallow	燕	yasushi	yàn / yan4 / yan	yen
Ayan	阿燕		ā yàn / a1 yan4 / a yan / ayan	a yen / ayen
Cheyenne	詩燕诗燕		shī yàn / shi1 yan4 / shi yan / shiyan	shih yen / shihyen
Kiyane	基燕		jī yàn / ji1 yan4 / ji yan / jiyan	chi yen / chiyen
Yancey	燕西		yàn xī / yan4 xi1 / yan xi / yanxi	yen hsi / yenhsi
Yancy	燕西		yàn xī / yan4 xi1 / yan xi / yanxi	yen hsi / yenhsi
Stefanie	孫燕姿孙燕姿		sūn yàn zī sun1 yan4 zi1 sun yan zi sunyanzi	sun yen tzu sunyentzu
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.