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(bound form) to entertain at a banquet; (bound form) banquet; feast; (literary) peaceful; at ease

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Ideographic compound (会意字)

A woman 女 cooking food 日 for a house 宀 banquet

Components 宀妟

banquet · Heisig RSH #198

日 day + 女 woman + house + 安 peaceful

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
天下没有不散的宴席	tiān xià méi yǒu bù sàn de yàn xí	see 天下沒有不散的筵席\|天下没有不散的筵席[tian1 xia4 mei2 you3 bu4 san4 de5 yan2 xi2]
千里搭长棚，没有不散的宴席	qiān lǐ dā cháng péng , méi yǒu bù sàn de yàn xí	even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idio…
新婚宴尔	xīn hūn yàn ěr	variant of 新婚燕爾\|新婚燕尔[xin1 hun1 yan4 er3]
国宴	guó yàn	state banquet
家宴	jiā yàn	dinner party held in one's home; family reunion dinner
宴会	yàn huì	banquet; feast; dinner party; CL:席[xi2],個\|个[ge4]
公宴	gōng yàn	banquet hosted by an organization to honor a distinguished figure; to host such a banquet
卡宴	Kǎ yàn	Cayenne, capital of French Guiana
宴乐	yàn lè	peace and happiness; feasting; making merry
酒宴	jiǔ yàn	feast; banquet
谢师宴	xiè shī yàn	banquet hosted by students in honor of their teachers
宴客	yàn kè	to host a banquet; guest at a banquet
宴会厅	yàn huì tīng	ballroom; banqueting hall
喜宴	xǐ yàn	wedding banquet
鸿门宴	Hóng mén yàn	Hongmen feast; (fig.) banquet set up with the aim of murdering a guest; refers to a famous…
便宴	biàn yàn	informal banquet; dinner party
款宴	kuǎn yàn	to host a banquet
婚宴	hūn yàn	wedding reception
设宴	shè yàn	to host a banquet
宴席	yàn xí	banquet; feast