醼 (yàn) - Banquet, feast — refers to a formal meal

醼Tone 4

yàn ｜ 23 strokes ｜ radical:

嬿一

醼 · yàn

Banquet, feast — refers to a formal meal or gathering for celebration, entertainment, or social purposes.

Banquet, feast — refers to a formal meal

Usage highlights

Grand banquetWedding feastCelebratory banquetLiterary gathering feastOfficial feastFeast host

Synonyms

  • 宴— banquet, feast (more commonly used variant)
  • 筵— feast, banquet seat

Antonyms

  • 饥— hunger, famine
  • 斋— fasting, vegetarian diet

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • They held a grand wedding banquet (婚醼).
  • The company organized a feast for its employees (公司为员工设醼).
  • We attended a celebratory dinner (庆祝醼).
  • The literary gathering included a feast (文醼).

Collocations

  • Grand banquet(大醼)
  • Wedding feast(婚醼)
  • Celebratory banquet(庆醼)
  • Literary gathering feast(文醼)
  • Official feast(官醼)
  • Feast host(醼主)

Idioms

  • Feast at Qu Shui(曲水流醼)
  • Feasting and merrymaking(醼饮嬉游)
  • Grand feast with music(钟鼓醼乐)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • In ancient China, '醼' referred to formal banquets often associated with literary gatherings, official ceremonies, or celebrations.
  • Such feasts were important social events that reinforced relationships and cultural values.
  • The character appears in classical texts describing court life and scholarly gatherings.

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