03024 Chinese character of 雁 and pronounce ngaan6

The Chinese word【雁】that we will introduce this time is a word that describes nature or animals. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

migratory bird. Explanation: (1) A kind of water bird. Shaped like a goose. The beak is long and slightly yellow, and the feathers are light purple-brown. They have loud and clear voices and like to fly in groups in a V-shaped formation. It flies north after the vernal equinox every year and south after the autumnal equinox. It is a seasonal migratory bird. (2) A synonym for “letter”. For example: “Fish and geese convey love”, “Fish and geese exchange”.

Below is the correct pronunciation of this particular Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【雁】:yàn

Cantonese Jyutping of 【雁】:ngaan6

Below, I will share fundamental aspects of the meaning and usage of the character 【雁】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【雁】, for example:Describing nature or animals , It means mainly a migratory bird.Because of the extensive meanings of Chinese characters, some intricate details and specialized uses might not be fully presented here.

【雁】is a simple word when used alone, but its meaning broadens when combined with others to form intricate phrases, like【大雁、雁行】(Mandarin Pinyin:dà yàn 、yàn háng/ Cantonese Jyutping:daai6 ngaan6 、ngaan6 hang4)

To complete this character, you need 12 strokes,It is a Chinese character that must be learned by those aiming to reach a near-native level of proficiency in Chinese,Here is a sentence that illustrates the meaning and function of this character.:


天空中飛過了一行整齊的大雁。

A neat line of geese flew across the sky.


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