proper name · A Chinese surname.

燕先生是我们公司的总工程师。

noun · swallow (family Hirundinidae)

一只黑燕掠过平静的湖面。

place name · A historical vassal state of Zhou located in present-day Hebei and Liaoning, and various kingdoms during the Sixteen Kingdoms period; also a regional name for northern Hebei.

燕国是战国七雄之一。