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筵

yán

Character

What 筵 means

1. bamboo mat for sitting

Example sentences

• 天下无不散之筵席。
  Tiānxià wú bù sàn zhī yánxí.
  All good things must come to an end.

Words starting with 筵

• 筵席yán xíbanquet; mat for sitting
• 筵上yán shǎngfeast
• 筵宴yán yànfeast; banquet
• 筵席捐yán xí juāntax on a banquet or feast

Words containing 筵

• 别筵bié yánfarewell banquet
• 喜筵xǐ yánwedding banquet; congratulatory feast
• 寿筵shòu yánbirthday banquet
• 婚筵hūn yánwedding reception
• 歌筵gē yána feast which also has a singing performance
• 法筵fǎ yánthe seat of the Law, on which the one who explains the doctrine is seated (Buddhism)
• 琼筵qióng yánbanquet; elaborate feast
• 盛筵shèng yángrand banquet
• 素筵sù yánvegetarian feast; food offerings to Buddha
• 经筵jīng yánplace where the emperor listened to lectures (traditional)
• 讲筵jiǎng yánthe teacher's seat
• 酒筵jiǔ yánfeast; banquet
• 开筵kāi yánto host a banquet
• 汤饼筵tāng bǐng yándinner party given on the third day after the birth of a baby (traditional)
• 绮筵qǐ yánmagnificent feast
• 天下没有不散的筵席tiān xià méi yǒu bù sàn de yán xíall good things must come to an end (idiom)

Characters built on 竹

These share the phonetic component 竹 (zhú), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 篮lánbasket (receptacle); basket (in basketball)
• 竿gān(bound form) pole; rod
• 簪zānhairpin
• 箪dānround basket for cooked rice

Characters that look like 筵

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 裁cáito cut out (as a dress); to cut; to trim
• 筋jīnmuscle; tendon; veins visible under the skin
• 窥kuīto peep; to pry into
• 菱líng(bound form) water caltrop (Trapa species)
• 葫húused in 葫芦
• 粱liángsorghum

Sounds the same

Read yán, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 颜color; face; countenance
• 言words; speech; to say
• 研to grind; study; research
• 严tight (closely sealed); stern; strict
• 盐salt
• 延to prolong; to extend; to delay
• 沿along; to follow (a line, tradition etc); to carry on
• 炎flame; inflammation; -itis
• 岩cliff; rock
• 妍beautiful
• 檐eaves; ledge or brim
• 阎(literary) the gate of a lane