筵
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bamboo mat for sitting
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 竹 +7
- Structure
- Top–bottom 上下
- Traditional
- 筵
- Common rank
- #2,427
- Unicode
- U+7B75
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Formation & memory
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Words with 筵
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 天下没有不散的筵席 | all good things must come to an end (idiom) | |
| 筵上 | feast | |
| 法筵 | the seat of the Law, on which the one who explains the doctrine is seated (Buddhism) | |
| 开筵 | to host a banquet | |
| 经筵 | place where the emperor listened to lectures (traditional) | |
| 酒筵 | feast; banquet | |
| 素筵 | vegetarian feast; food offerings to Buddha | |
| 汤饼筵 | dinner party given on the third day after the birth of a baby (traditional) | |
| 别筵 | farewell banquet | |
| 喜筵 | wedding banquet; congratulatory feast | |
| 歌筵 | a feast which also has a singing performance | |
| 婚筵 | wedding reception | |
| 寿筵 | birthday banquet | |
| 筵席 | banquet; mat for sitting | |
| 筵席捐 | tax on a banquet or feast | |
| 盛筵 | grand banquet | |
| 讲筵 | the teacher's seat | |
| 筵宴 | feast; banquet | |
| 琼筵 | banquet; elaborate feast | |
| 绮筵 | magnificent feast |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 延 — compare how they read.