燕 yàn lovebird
lovebird; swallow
怎么记住“燕”: 廿 twenty + 北 north + 口 mouth + 灬 fire = lovebird. Twenty birds, each with a worm in its mouth, fly north past the farmer's cooking fire, and his daughter guesses "lovebird?"
部件结构
燕 = 廿 twenty + 北 north + 口 mouth + 灬 fire
- 廿 twenty
- 北 north
- 匕 spoon
- 匕 spoon
- 口 mouth
- 灬 fire
Twenty birds, each with a worm in its mouth, fly north past the farmer's cooking fire, and his daughter guesses "lovebird?"
用法
- The swallow (bird) - 燕子 (yànzi), a herald of spring: 燕子归来 (yànzi guīlái) the swallows return.
- 劳燕分飞 (láoyàn-fēnfēi) means lovers/companions parting ways. Read yān it refers to the ancient state of Yan and appears in 燕京 (an old name for Beijing).