前燕

Qián Yān
Former Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (337-370)

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Entry Composition

1 前 qián
  1. front
  2. forward
  3. ahead
  4. first
  5. top (followed by a number)
  6. future
  7. ago
  8. before
  9. BC (e.g. 前293年)
  10. former
  11. formerly
2 燕 Yān
  1. Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in present-day Hebei and Liaoning
  2. north Hebei
  3. the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕 Qián Yān (337–370), Later Yan 后燕 Hòu Yān (384–409), Southern Yan 南燕 Nán Yān (398–410), Northern Yan 北燕 Běi Yān (409–436)
  4. surname Yan