Yan

See also: Appendix:Variations of "yan"

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jæn/

Etymology 1

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 燕 (Yān).

Alternative forms

• Yen (Wade–Giles)

Proper noun

Yan

1. (historical) An ancient march, duchy, and kingdom of northeastern China during the Zhou dynasty.
   • 1999 December 17, Stephen Holden, “FILM REVIEW; A Bloodthirsty Unification of China”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 01 February 2011, Movie Review‎^[2]:

     It is Lady Zhao who concocts a devious plan to unite the populace behind the emperor by arranging a bogus assassination attempt that will justify his invasion of the neighboring kingdom of Yan. The climactic showdown with Jing Ke (Zhang Fengyi), the fearless professional killer she recruits for the job (and with whom she falls deeply in love) takes place at an ambassadorial ceremony where he appears in disguise and presents Ying Zheng with a box containing the severed head of an enemy general and a map with a concealed sword.

2. (historical) The realm of this land under later imperial Chinese dynasties.
3. A mountain chain in northeastern China.

Synonyms

• (mountains): Yanshan

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Yan (plural Yans)

1. A male given name, equivalent to English John.

Coordinate terms

• Jan
• John
• Jon
• Yohan
• Yon

 

Anagrams

• AYN, Ayn, NAY, NYA, Nay, any, any%, ayn, nay

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• Gan

Etymology

From Mandarin 顏／颜 (Yán).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈjan/, [ˈjan]
• Rhymes: -an

Proper noun

Yan (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜈ᜔)

1. a surname from Mandarin of Chinese origin