懂中文 Dong Chinese

宴

yàn

to entertain

A woman 女 cooking food 日 for a house 宀 banquet

Components
宀 meaning component

宀  Meaning component

mián

  

roof

妟 meaning component

妟  Meaning component

  

Evolution

宴 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
宴 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
宴 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
宴 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

宴  

yàn

to entertain, feast; a feast, banquet; feast; repose

宴 (醼) 

yàn

variant of 宴[yàn]

Most common words with 宴
Freq.
Word
Meaning

宴会

banquet

晚宴

banquet

宴

feast

盛宴

feast

宴席

banquet