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{{also|Appendix:Variations of "yan"}}
==English==
{{wikipedia|lang=en|Yan (state)|State of Yan}}
{{wikipedia|lang=en|Yan (state)|Yan Mountains}}
{{commonscat|Yan (state)}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/jæn/}}

===Etymology 1===
From the {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}} romanization of the {{uder|en|cmn|-}} pronunciation of {{der|en|zh|燕|tr=Yān}}.

====Alternative forms====
* {{alt|en|Yen||Wade-Giles}}

====Proper noun====
{{en-proper noun}}

# {{lb|en|historic}} An [[ancient]] [[march]], [[duchy]], and [[kingdom]] of [[northeastern]] [[China]] during the [[Zhou]] [[dynasty]].
#* {{quote-journal
|en
|date=December 17, 1999
|author=w:Stephen Holden
|title=FILM REVIEW; A Bloodthirsty Unification of China
|journal=w:The New York Times
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110201162053/https://www.nytimes.com/1999/12/17/movies/film-review-a-bloodthirsty-unification-of-china.html
|archivedate=01 February 2011
|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/12/17/movies/film-review-a-bloodthirsty-unification-of-china.html
|issn=0362-4331
|oclc=1645522
|section=Movie Review
|url2=https://archive.ph/hqxh3
|text=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.}}
#* {{quote-web
|en
|date=December 8, 2016
|title=Diggers find ancient tombs in Beijing suburb
|work=w:AP News
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240905095037/https://apnews.com/article/75575681248c474492c114edfe35b554
|source=BEIJING (AP)
|url=https://apnews.com/article/75575681248c474492c114edfe35b554
|archivedate=September 05, 2024
|url2=https://archive.ph/hPUyi
|text=The excavations, made this year ahead of development of a new administrative district for Beijing, shed light on life in a county-level city that was alive with activity several hundred years earlier than experts previously thought. Archaeological teams this year found ceramic and porcelain urns, earthen sculptures of animals, copper tools and mirrors — some of which are believed to be made by the '''Yan''', a northern kingdom that stood for centuries before falling to the conqueror who unified China and became its first emperor in 221 B.C.}}
# {{lb|en|historic}} The [[realm]] of [[this]] [[land]] under [[later]] [[imperial]] [[Chinese]] [[dynasties]].
# A [[mountain chain]] in [[northeastern]] [[China]].

=====Synonyms=====
* {{sense|mountains}} {{l|en|Yanshan}}

===Etymology 2===

====Proper noun====
{{en-proper-noun|s}}

# {{given name|en|male|eq=John}}.

=====Coordinate terms=====
{{col3|en|
|Yohan
|Yon
|Jan
|Jon
|John
}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=any|AYN|Ayn|NAY|NYA|Nay|any|any%|ayn|nay}}

{{C|en|Places in China}}

==Tagalog==

===Etymology 1===
From {{bor|tl|cmn|-}} {{zh-l|^顏}}. {{doublet|tl|Gan}}.

====Pronunciation====
{{tl-pr|+|Yen<qq:Mandarin Pinyin-literate><syll:Yan>|hmp='yan}}

====Proper noun====
{{tl-proper noun|b=+}}

# {{surname|tl|Chinese|from=Mandarin}}

===Etymology 2===
From {{bor|tl|yue|甄|tr=jan{{sup|1}}}}.

====Pronunciation====
{{tl-pr|+|hmp='yan}}

====Proper noun====
{{tl-proper noun|b=+}}

# {{surname|tl|Chinese|from=Cantonese}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|tl|a=any|nay}}