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筵
yán
bamboo mat; banquet, feast
🔤 Pictophonetic:
⺮ (bamboo) provides meaning, 延 provides pronunciation
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⿱⺮延
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yán
延
to defer, to delay, to postpone; to extend, to prolong; surname
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A foot on the road 㢟 stopped in its tracks 丿
6 strokes
HSK 5
Words Using 筵 (21)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
筵席
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yánxí
banquet / mat for sitting
yánxí
筵席
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banquet / mat for sitting
喜筵
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xǐyán
wedding banquet / congratulatory feast
xǐyán
喜筵
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wedding banquet / congratulatory feast
寿筵
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shòuyán
birthday banquet
shòuyán
寿筵
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birthday banquet
天下没有不散的筵席
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tiānxiàméiyǒubùsàndeyánxí
all good things must come to an end (idiom)
tiānxiàméiyǒubùsàndeyánxí
天下没有不散的筵席
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all good things must come to an end (idiom)
法筵
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fǎyán
the seat of the Law, on which the one who explains the doctrine is seated (Buddhism)
fǎyán
法筵
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the seat of the Law, on which the one who explains the doctrine is seated (Buddhism)
筵
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yán
bamboo mat for sitting
yán
筵
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bamboo mat for sitting
筵上
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yánshǎng
feast
yánshǎng
筵上
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feast
筵席捐
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yánxíjuān
tax on a banquet or feast
yánxíjuān
筵席捐
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tax on a banquet or feast
筵宴
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yányàn
feast / banquet
yányàn
筵宴
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feast / banquet
素筵
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sùyán
vegetarian feast / food offerings to Buddha
sùyán
素筵
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vegetarian feast / food offerings to Buddha