How to write 雁
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Meaning of 雁
Pinyin
yàn
Radical
隹
Strokes
12
Definition
wild goose
Usage
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雁 [yàn]
〈名〉
【本义】:鸟名
【造字法】:形声。从隹( zhuī)，从人，厂( hǎn)声，隹，短尾鸟。厂，石山之涯岩，也有表意作用。
1. 鸟类的一属，形状略像鹅，颈和翼较长，足和尾较短，羽毛淡紫褐色，善于游泳和飞行 [En. wild goose].
引：
1. 《说文》：雁，雁鸟也。
2. 《仪礼·士昏礼》：纳采纳吉，请期皆用雁。
3. 《仪礼·士相见礼》：下大夫相见以雁。
4. 唐· 杜甫《遣兴五首》：朔风飘胡雁，惨澹带沙砾。
例：
如:雁塔题名(借指考中进士);雁杳鱼沉(雁字鱼书。杳无音信);雁天(雁至秋而南翔，故称秋天为雁天);雁户(指漂泊异乡居处无定的民户。雁因时迁徙，故以雁为喻);雁奴(在雁群中专司警戒的雁);雁字(雁飞行时所排成的行列。雁群飞行时，常排成“一”字或“人”字形，故云。也指官吏的排班);雁臣(指外帮的臣子朝觐有时，如雁的往返有定候)。
2. 代书信 [En. letter].
例：
如:雁帛(指书信);雁逝鱼沈(音讯断绝)。
〈形〉
通“赝”。伪造的，假的 [En. false].
引：
1. 《韩非子·说林下》：鲁以其雁往。 曾廷枚云:“真赝，本作真雁，后人加贝。”
2. 宋· 王明清《挥尘后录》：浸渍数日，漆絮败溃，雁迹尽露。
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Input Method for 雁
Pinyin
yan4
Wubi
dwwy
Cangjie
moog
Zhengma
ggnn
Four Corner
71215
Unicode
U+96c1
Stroke Number Category
HSK Level Category