Meaning of Yan | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An ancient march, duchy, and kingdom of northeastern China during the Zhou dynasty.
   historical
2. A male given name, equivalent to English John.
3. The realm of this land under later imperial Chinese dynasties.
   historical
4. A transliteration of the Belarusian, Russian, or Ukrainian male given name Ян (Jan)
5. A mountain chain in northeastern China.

Examples

“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.”

“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.”

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