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Keyword
to entertain
  • banquet
  • feast
Frequency
#2131
Strokes
10
Readings
yàn
Mnemonic
A woman 女 cooking food 日 for a house 宀 banquet
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
宴会yànhuì
banquet; feast; dinner party
晚宴wǎnyàn
banquet; dinner party; soiree
宴yàn
(bound form) to entertain at a banquet; (bound form) banquet; feast; (literary) peaceful; at ease
宴请yànqǐng
to entertain (for dinner); to invite to dinner
婚宴hūnyàn
wedding reception
宴会厅yànhuìtīng
ballroom; banqueting hall
宴席yànxí
banquet; feast
国宴guóyàn
state banquet
鸿门宴Hóngményàn
Hongmen feast; (fig.) banquet set up with the aim of murdering a guest; refers to a famous episode in 206 BC when future Han emperor Liu Bang 刘邦 (LiúBāng) escaped attempted murder by his rival Xiang Yu 项羽 (XiàngYǔ)
设宴shèyàn
to host a banquet
午宴wǔyàn
lunch banquet
喜宴xǐyàn
wedding banquet
赴宴fùyàn
to attend a banquet
飨宴xiǎngyàn
feast; banquet; (fig.) a treat; a grand experience (for the senses, mind, or spirit)
酒宴jiǔyàn
feast; banquet
家宴jiāyàn
dinner party held in one's home; family reunion dinner
宴客yànkè
to host a banquet; guest at a banquet
饮宴yǐnyàn
banquet; dinner; drinking party; feast
欢宴huānyàn
feast; celebration
宴饮yànyǐn
to wine and dine; to feast; banquet
宴乐yànlè
peace and happiness; feasting; making merry
卡宴Kǎyàn
Cayenne, capital of French Guiana