燕 (Yān)

Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in present-day Hebei and Liaoning; north H

Etymology

A swallow, with its head 廿, wings 北, and tail 灬

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》:“燕,玄鳥也。籋口,布翄,枝尾,象形。”

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