| 雁 | yàn | wild goose |
| 大雁 | dà yàn | wild goose; CL:只 |
| 刘宾雁 | Liú Bīn yàn | Liu Binyan (1925-2005), journalist and novelist, condemned by Mao as rightist faction in 1957, subsequently dissident writer |
| 大雁塔 | Dà yàn tǎ | Dayan pagoda in Xi'an |
| 小雁塔 | Xiǎo yàn tǎ | Xiaoyan pagoda in Xi'an |
| 斑头雁 | bān tóu yàn | bar-headed goose (Anser indicus) |
| 沈鱼落雁 | chén yú luò yàn | lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子); fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts |
| 沉鱼落雁 | chén yú luò yàn | lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子); fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts |
| 雁塔 | Yàn tǎ | Yanta district of Xi'an city 西安市, Shaanxi |
| 雁塔区 | Yàn tǎ qū | Yanta district of Xi'an city 西安市, Shaanxi |
| 雁山 | Yàn shān | Yanshan district of Guilin city 桂林市, Guangxi |
| 雁山区 | Yàn shān qū | Yanshan district of Guilin city 桂林市, Guangxi |
| 雁峰 | Yàn fēng | Yanfeng district of Hengyang city 衡阳市, Hunan |
| 雁峰区 | Yàn fēng qū | Yanfeng district of Hengyang city 衡阳市, Hunan |
| 雁杳鱼沉 | yàn yǎo yú chén | without news from sb (idiom) |
| 雁江 | Yàn jiāng | Yanjiang district of Ziyang city 资阳市, Sichuan |
| 雁江区 | Yàn jiāng qū | Yanjiang district of Ziyang city 资阳市, Sichuan |
| 雁荡 | Yàn dàng | Yandang mountains, famous scenic area in southeast Zhejiang |
| 雁荡山 | Yàn dàng shān | Yandang mountains, famous scenic area in southeast Zhejiang |
| 雁过拔毛 | yàn guò bá máo | lit. to grab feathers from a flying goose; fig. to seize any opportunity; pragmatic |
| 鱼沉雁杳 | yú chén yàn yǎo | lit. the fish sinks, the goose vanishes into the distance (idiom); a letter does not arrive; lost in transmission |
| 鸿雁 | hóng yàn | swan goose |
