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How to write 燕 (yàn)
燕 (yàn) means "Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and Liaoning". It has 16 strokes and the radical 口.
Write the 16 strokes in order in the grid below. Each stroke is checked as you go.
Words
燕国
Yan1 guo2
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 (337-370), Later Yan 后燕 (384-409), Southern Yan 南燕 (398-410), Northern Yan 北燕 (409-436)
燕赵
Yan1 Zhao4
Yan and Zhao, two of the Warring States in Hebei and Shanxi; beautiful women; women dancers and singers
燕雀
yan4 que4
Eurasian finch or brambling (Fringilla montifringilla); fig. small fry
燕隼
yan4 sun3
hobby; Falco subbuteo
燕
yan4
swallow (family Hirundinidae)
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Writing tips
The mouth radical (口) is a box shape. Write the left vertical first, then the top-right corner, then close. This character has many strokes. Start with the outer structure, then fill in the inner details.