嚥 = 口 + 燕

嚥 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “swallow”. It is built from 口 (mouth) and 燕 (swallow (bird)).

Keyword: swallow
Pinyin (Mandarin): yàn
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: swallow, gulp, глотать, gulp

Decomposition

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口 mouth
燕 swallow (bird)

How to find 嚥 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “mouth” + “swallow (bird)”. 嚥 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 嚥 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.