(yàn)

HSK 610 strokes

(bound form) feast

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
yàn
Meaning
(bound form) feast; repose
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱宀妟

A woman 女 cooking food 日 for a house 宀 banquet

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

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How to write step by step

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

yànhuì
HSK 6

banquet

Open 宴会 page →
biàn便yàn

informal dinner

Open 便宴 page →
gōngyàn

banquet hosted by an organization to honor a distinguished figure; to host …

Open 公宴 page →
yàn

lunch banquet

Open 午宴 page →
yàn

Cayenne, capital of French Guiana

Open 卡宴 page →
yàn

wedding banquet

Open 喜宴 page →
guóyàn

state banquet

Open 国宴 page →
hūnyàn

wedding reception

Open 婚宴 page →

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