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筵
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feast

HSK 10
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yán
エン
むしろ
연
Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ represents the meaning and 延 represents the sound.
Components
⺮ "bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)+ 延 prolong =
筵 feast
⺮ Meaning component
zhú
"bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)
⺮ is a component form of 竹.
延 Phonetic component
yán prolong
delay, postpone, defer
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Notes
Similar Characters
竺 India筑 short name for (simp)筮 divination with stalks竽 ancient竿 pole笄 Fifteen-Year-Old Hairpin笆 bamboo fence笈 bamboo box used笊 bamboo笋 bamboo (simp)笏 tablet held by笔 writing utensil (simp)笕 bamboo (simp)笙 small gourd-shaped musical笛 flute笞 bamboo rod used笠 bamboo hat笤 a broom笥 a hamper符 symbol
Historical Evolution
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
筵
Regular
Modern
Chinese
筵 [yán]
bamboo mat for sitting
Japanese
筵 、 莚 、 蓆 (rare) むしろ 、 えん 、 ムシロ 同音

noun

  1. usually kana woven mat (esp. one made of straw)
  2. formal seat (occ. written as 席)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (30)
筵席 [yán​xí] #30,304
banquet
喜筵 [xǐ​yán] #61,261
wedding banquet
盛筵 [shèng​yán] #53,523
grand banquet
酒筵 [jiǔ​yán] #59,309
feast
寿筵 [shòu​yán] #60,319
birthday banquet
寿筵 [shòu​yán] #60,319
birthday banquet
筵宴 [yán​yàn] #60,694
feast
筵宴 [yán​yàn] #60,694
feast
别筵 [bié​yán]
farewell banquet
别筵 [bié​yán]
farewell banquet
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JAPANESE WORDS (11)
筵 [むしろ] #37,633
woven mat (esp. one made of straw)
藁筵 [わらむしろ] #156,540
straw mat
法筵 [ほうえん] #172,990
preaching place
講筵 [こうえん] #184,971
lecture room
花筵 [はなむしろ] #206,796
mat with a floral or bulrush pattern
荒筵 [あらむしろ] #209,667
loosely woven mat
針のむしろ [はりのむしろ] #235,450
bed of nails
菰蓆 [こもむしろ] #301,356
mat of woven wild rice leaves
上筵 [うわむしろ]
thin padded mat laid on the tatami
法の筵 [のりのむしろ]
preaching place
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