筵 Stroke Order — How to Write 筵
筵 is written in 14 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical ⺮, then complete the remaining strokes.
Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.
筵 Radical and Character Components
筵 is a phono-semantic compound: ⺮ (bamboo) carries the meaning, while 延 indicates the sound.
Radical: ⺮ + 7 more strokes
筵 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- yán
Meanings of 筵 in Chinese
yán筵
Words with 筵
- yán筵xí席feast, banquet
- shòu寿yán筵birthday banquet, birthday feast
- xǐ喜yán筵wedding banquet, wedding feast
- dà大bǎi摆yán筵xí席hold a grand banquet, give a big feast
- sì肆yán筵shè设xí席Hold a banquet, Host a feast
Idioms with 筵
- shèng盛yán筵bì必sàn散All good things must end
- shèng盛yán筵nán难zài再A splendid occasion is hard to repeat
- gǒu狗ròu肉shàng上bù不le了yán筵xí席too poor quality for important use
- shèng盛yán筵yì易sàn散Grand feasts easily disperse
- tiān天xià下wú无bù不sàn散yán筵xí席All good things must end
- zhāng张yán筵shè设xì戏Hold extravagant banquets and theatrical performances
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Open the tool →Questions about 筵
What does 筵 mean in Chinese?
筵 (yán) means “A grand banquet or feast” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 筵?
筵 is pronounced yán in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 筵 have?
筵 has 14 strokes.
How do you write 筵?
筵 is written in 14 strokes, starting from the radical ⺮. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 筵?
The radical of 筵 is ⺮, and 筵 is a phono-semantic compound.