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7-9

swallow

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

yan4 yàn

Meaning


Primary

swallow

Hint

Swallow here refers to the bird, not what one does when eating or drinking.

Mnemonic


[y-] Yoshi is in the [4] bathroom of the [-an] pawn shop where he is feeding a 燕 swallow that is living there at the top of a 北 north pole in the corner. Yoshi puts a 廿 bucket on top of a 灬 burner to heat up some food, then puts it carefully in the 燕 swallow's 口 mouth at the top of the 北 north pole to feed it.

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