筵 yán — feast · English

筵

yán

feast

At a glance · 筵

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

「筵」从竹延声，小篆从竹筵声，形声清晰。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「筵」本义为竹席、铺地之席，引申筵席、宴会。

Structure

从竹、延声，形声字，竹表竹编义类，延表音，本为席。

At a glance

Pinyinyán

Radical竹

Strokes14

UnicodeU+7B75

Character type形声

Theme器物

Six languages, one character

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English feast feast

Français banquet / natte Banquet, natte. «肆筵设席» : les nattes de banquet.

Español banquete / estera Banquete, estera. «肆筵设席»: las esteras de banquete.

العربية وليمة / حصيرة وليمة، حصيرة. «肆筵设席»: حصائر الوليمة.

Русский пир / циновка Пир, циновка. «肆筵设席»: циновки пира.

Common words

筵席yán xífeast
筵yánbanquet mat

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