swallow (bird)
燕 centers on the swallow, a small migratory bird known for its forked tail and swift flight.
燕 is a pictograph of a swallow, with the top 廿 representing the head and beak, the middle the body and wings, and the bottom 灬 the forked tail. The modern form retains this stylized bird shape.
The top 廿 looks like the swallow's head and beak, the middle section its body and spread wings, and the bottom 灬 its distinctive forked tail. Together they form a swallow in flight.
For エン, picture a swallow swooping into an English garden: the 'en' of English cues エン, and the swallow darts among the flowers.
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin
swallow in flight
tailcoat
white-rumped swift (Apus caffer)
common swift (Apus apus); European swift
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brown-throated martin (Riparia paludicola); brown-throated sand martin
Kumamoto-style vermicelli soup
European storm petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus)
small pratincole (Glareola lactea); little pratincole; small Indian pratincole
house swift (Apus nipalensis)
sand martin (Riparia riparia)
Asian house martin (Delichon dasypus)
Later Yan (dynastic Chinese state)
storm petrel (any bird of family Hydrobatidae)
diving petrel (esp. the common diving petrel, Pelecanoides urinatrix)
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swallow chick
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eighth lunar month