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Meaning of 筵

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筵
Pinyin: yán
English Definition: bamboo mat for sitting
Chinese Definition:
①竹席:筵席。
②酒席:喜筵。寿筵。
Total strokes: 13; Radical: 竹
Pictophonetic:延 indicates the sound; ⺮ (bamboo) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿱ Above to below
    • ⺮ [ zhú ] bamboo; flute
    • 延 [ yán ] to defer, to delay, to postpone; to extend, to prolong; surname
Similar Characters: 筳
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Example Words
筵席 yán xí banquet; mat for sitting
筵宴 yán yàn feast; banquet
喜筵 xǐ yán wedding banquet; congratulatory feast
寿筵 shòu yán birthday banquet
盛筵 shèng yán grand banquet
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Example Sentences
1
院落别墅的时代之筵
。
Era' feast of yard villa.
2
亲爱的祖国
,
你是我的床筵
Dear Motherland, be thou my bed
3
幌筵岛的该地区由四个主火山口构成
。
Four major volcanic centers create this part of the island.
4
亚达月十三日
,
行了这事
。
十四日安息
,
以这日为设筵欢乐的日子
。
On the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth day of the same rested they, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.
5
困苦人的日子都是愁苦
;
心中欢畅的
,
常享丰筵
。
All the days of the oppressed are wretched, but the cheerful heart has a continual feast.