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宴 (yàn): Feast — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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宴=宀roof/house+日sun/day+女woman

A woman (女) in a house (宀) enjoying a feast (日) — a banquet or feast.

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HSK Vocabulary: 宴

HSK words that contain this character.

宴会

yàn huì

banquet; feast; dinner party

盛宴

shèng yàn

feast

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 宴 is used in context

tā他

yàn宴

qǐng请

le了

suǒ所

yǒu有

hé合

zuò作

huǒ伙

bàn伴

。

He entertained all business partners with a feast.

gōng公

sī司

jǔ举

bàn办

le了

yì一

chǎng场

shèng盛

dà大

hūn婚

yàn宴

de的

yàn宴

xí席

bǎi摆

le了

sān三

shí

Information

Pinyinyàn

Meaningfeast

Strokes10

Radical宀

Traditional宴

StructureTop-Center-Bottom

Frequency#1614

Zhuyinㄧㄢˋ

UnicodeU+5BB4

CangjieJRYHV

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de的

yàn宴

huì会

。

The company held a grand banquet.

十

zhuō桌

。

The wedding feast had thirty tables.

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