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Derived characters

 * 嚥 嬿 曣 臙 觾 讌(䜩) 醼 驠 酀 䴏 㬫 𭗬 𭣅 𫿲 𣟛 𤃇 𤒈 𤫇 𥍂 𥗕 𥽫 𧔦 𨇟 𨯧 𨽞 𮩘 𩽒 𫋩 𮨤 𥷀 𡤈 𪈏 𤓨

Glyph origin
– a swallow.

Etymology 1
Possibly related to. Some have connected it with, but it is unlikely to be related.

Definitions

 * 1) swallow (family ) or swift (family )
 * 2)  shuttlecock used in jianzi

Usage notes
To distinguish the two families of birds, swifts are also called.

Definitions

 * 1)  Yan, an ancient march, duchy, and kingdom of northeastern China during the Zhou dynasty
 * 2)  the  of the Sixteen Kingdoms
 * 3) northern Hebei

Kanji

 * 1) swallow

Noun

 * 1) a swallow
 * 2) * c. 890: Taketori Monogatari (page 11)

Noun

 * 1) a barn swallow