宴 yàn banquet
banquet; feast
How to remember 宴: 宀 house + 日 sun + 女 woman = banquet. In the big house the sun goes down while the woman of the family serves twelve dishes at the wedding banquet.
Component breakdown
宴 = 宀 house + 妟
- 宀 house
- 妟
- 日 sun
- 女 woman
In the big house the sun goes down while the woman of the family serves twelve dishes at the wedding banquet.
How it is used
- A banquet/feast, or to feast someone - 宴会 (yànhuì) banquet, 宴请 (yànqǐng) host a banquet for, 设宴 (shèyàn) lay on a feast.
- 盛宴 (shèngyàn) = a grand feast, often figurative (a visual/cultural feast). Formal register, occasions of hospitality.
- 喜宴 (xǐyàn) = wedding banquet, 国宴 (guóyàn) state banquet.
Words with 宴
Example sentences
- 他们设宴为我庆祝。 Tāmen shèyàn wèi wǒ qìngzhù.They held a banquet to celebrate in my honor.