| 1 | 雁 | 雁 | yàn | yan4 | wild goose; variant of 雁 | | |
| 2 | 灰雁 | 灰雁 | huī yàn | hui1 yan4 | (bird species of China) greylag goose (Anser anser) | | |
| 3 | 鱼沉雁杳 | 魚沉雁杳 | yú chén yàn yǎo | yu2 chen2 yan4 yao3 | lit. the fish sinks, the goose vanishes into the distance (idiom); a letter does not arrive; lost in transmission | | |
| 4 | 雁过拔毛 | 雁過拔毛 | yàn guò bá máo | yan4 guo4 ba2 mao2 | lit. to grab feathers from a flying goose; fig. to seize any opportunity; pragmatic | | |
| 5 | 雁峰区 | 雁峰區 | yàn fēng qū | Yan4 feng1 qu1 | Yanfeng district of Hengyang city 衡阳市 , Hunan | | |
| 6 | 雁峰 | 雁峰 | yàn fēng | Yan4 feng1 | Yanfeng district of Hengyang city 衡阳市 , Hunan | | |
| 7 | 雁荡山 | 雁蕩山 | yàn dàng shān | Yan4 dang4 shan1 | Yandang mountains, famous scenic area in southeast Zhejiang | | |
| 8 | 雁荡 | 雁蕩 | yàn dàng | Yan4 dang4 | Yandang mountains, famous scenic area in southeast Zhejiang | | |
| 9 | 雪雁 | 雪雁 | xuě yàn | xue3 yan4 | (bird species of China) snow goose (Anser caerulescens) | | |
| 10 | 小雁塔 | 小雁塔 | xiǎo yàn tǎ | Xiao3 yan4 ta3 | Small Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an | | |
| 11 | 小白额雁 | 小白額雁 | xiǎo bái é yàn | xiao3 bai2 e2 yan4 | (bird species of China) lesser white-fronted goose (Anser erythropus) | | |
| 12 | 刘宾雁 | 劉賓雁 | liú bīn yàn | Liu2 Bin1 yan4 | Liu Binyan (1925-2005), journalist and novelist, condemned by Mao as rightist faction in 1957, subsequently dissident writer | | |
| 13 | 加拿大雁 | 加拿大雁 | jiā ná dà yàn | Jia1 na2 da4 yan4 | (bird species of China) cackling goose (Branta hutchinsii) | | |
| 14 | 白额雁 | 白額雁 | bái é yàn | bai2 e2 yan4 | (bird species of China) greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons) | | |
| 15 | 胡雁 | 胡雁 | hú yàn | hu2 yan4 | Tatar goose, wild goose found in territories northwest of China in ancient times | | |
| 16 | 鸿雁 | 鴻雁 | hóng yàn | hong2 yan4 | (bird species of China) swan goose (Anser cygnoides) | | |
| 17 | 红胸黑雁 | 紅胸黑雁 | hóng xiōng hēi yàn | hong2 xiong1 hei1 yan4 | (bird species of China) red-breasted goose (Branta ruficollis) | | |
| 18 | 黑雁 | 黑雁 | hēi yàn | hei1 yan4 | (bird species of China) brant goose (Branta bernicla) | | |
| 19 | 孤雁 | 孤雁 | gū yàn | gu1 yan4 | a lonely wild goose; a solitary wild goose | | |
| 20 | 短嘴豆雁 | 短嘴豆雁 | duǎn zuǐ dòu yàn | duan3 zui3 dou4 yan4 | (bird species of China) tundra bean goose (Anser serrirostris) | | |
| 21 | 豆雁 | 豆雁 | dòu yàn | dou4 yan4 | (bird species of China) taiga bean goose (Anser fabalis) | | |
| 22 | 大雁塔 | 大雁塔 | dà yàn tǎ | Da4 yan4 ta3 | Giant Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an | | |
| 23 | 大雁 | 大雁 | dà yàn | da4 yan4 | wild goose; Classifiers: 只 | | |
| 24 | 沈鱼落雁 | 沈魚落雁 | chén yú luò yàn | chen2 yu2 luo4 yan4 | lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子 ); fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts; variant of 沉鱼落雁 | | |
| 25 | 斑头雁 | 斑頭雁 | bān tóu yàn | ban1 tou2 yan4 | (bird species of China) bar-headed goose (Anser indicus) | | |