宴

Information about character(s)

Radical: 宀
Radical Strokes: 3
Additional Strokes: 7
Total Strokes: 10
Variants: 讌

Pronunciation

Pinyin: yàn
Cantonese: jin3
JapaneseKun: UTAGE TANOSHIMU
JapaneseOn: EN
Korean: YEN
Vietnamese: yến

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: to entertain, feast; a feast, banquet

CE-Dict: feast/repose

Soothill: A banquet; to repose; at ease.

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.to entertain at a banquet or good dinner
2.a banquet

朗道漢英字典 - Lang Dao: banquet; dinner; feast; fete

懶蟲簡明漢英詞典: banquet; dinner; feast; fete

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《宀部》宴安也。从宀妟聲。

康熙字典文字版 【寅集上】【宀字部】宴
【唐韻】於甸切【集韻】【韻會】【正韻】伊甸切，𠀤音燕。【說文】安也。从宀妟聲。【爾雅·釋訓】宴宴，居息也。【易·隨卦】君子以嚮晦，入宴息。【詩·衞風】總角之宴，言笑晏晏。【註】言總角之時，與爾宴樂言笑也。　又宴饗。古者饗爲盛禮，或饗而不宴，或宴而不饗。【左傳·宣十六年】王饗有體薦，宴有折俎。【註】饗則半解其體而薦之，宴則體解節折，升之於俎，使皆可食，所以示慈惠也。　又【集韻】通作燕。【詩·小雅】以燕樂嘉賔之心。【註】燕安也。　又叶於旰切，音案。【班固·西都賦】殊形詭制，每各異觀。乗茵步輦，惟此息宴。觀去聲。

Buddhism words and phrases rest, quiet, repose

CF-Dict: banquet/festin/offrir un banquet/régaler/fêter

Han-De-Dict: ein großes Essen (u.E.) (S)/Festgelage (u.E.) (S)/Festmahl (u.E.) (S)/bewirten (u.E.) (V)/ergötzen, feiern (u.E.) (V)