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宴 yàn

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宴 yàn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yàn | yan4
English translation
feast
repose
variant of 宴 yàn [yàn]
banquet, feast; to entertain

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About 宴 yàn

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

宴 yàn

Contains the radical

宀 gài

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

A woman 女 nǚ cooking food 日 Rì  for a house 宀 gài banquet

Etymology of 宴 yàn

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿱宀妟

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Example sentences using 宴 yàn

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格雷斯来 lái 参加 cānjiā 宴会 yànhuì 的 de 可能性 kě néng xìng 为 wéi 百分之五十 shí .

The chances are even that Grace will come to the party.

他 tā 陪 péi 一 yī 位 wèi 女士 nǚshì 赴宴 fù yàn .

He escorted a lady to a party.

宴会厅 yàn huì tīng 的 de 墙上挂 guà 着 zhāo 绣 xiù 帷 wéi .

The walls of the banqueting hall were hung with tapestries.

你 nǐ 替 tì 我 wǒ 赴宴 fù yàn 好 hǎo 吗 mǎ ?

Will you go to the party instead of me?

宴会厅 yàn huì tīng 的 de 墙上挂 guà 有 yǒu 壁毯 bì tǎn .

The wall of the banqueting hall were hung with tapestries.

Words with 宴 yàn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
宴会 yànhuì banquet宴會
晚宴 wǎn yàn banquet晚宴 wǎn yàn
宴 yàn feast宴 yàn
盛宴 shèng yàn feast盛宴 shèng yàn
宴席 yàn xí banquet宴席 yàn xí
宴请 yàn qǐng to invite to dinner宴請
鸿门宴 Hóng mén Yàn Feast at Hongmen鴻門宴
婚宴 hūn yàn wedding reception婚宴 hūn yàn
宴会厅 yàn huì tīng ballroom宴會廳
赴宴 fù yàn to attend a banquet赴宴 fù yàn
午宴 wǔ yàn lunch banquet午宴 wǔ yàn
酒宴 jiǔ yàn feast酒宴 jiǔ yàn
国宴 guó yàn state banquet國宴
喜宴 xǐ yàn wedding banquet喜宴 xǐ yàn
卡宴 Kǎ yàn Cayenne, capital of French Guiana卡宴 Kǎ yàn
欢宴 huān yàn feast歡宴
宴饮 yàn yǐn to feast宴飲
饮宴 yǐn yàn banquet飲宴
宴乐 yàn lè feasting宴樂
飨宴 xiǎng yàn feast饗宴
便宴 biàn yàn informal dinner便宴 biàn yàn
筵宴 yán yàn feast筵讌

宴 yàn Decomposition & Compounds

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宴 yàn Decomposition

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