(bound form) feast / repose

= + : The sun (妟) graduated and invites her good friends Bessie Coleman (妟) and Maud Younger (y) into the anthill's bathroom (an4) to a brunch during a bright and clear sunrise (妟). She's wearing her graduation cap (宀) all the time and doesn't take it off even once.
variant of 宴[yan4]

宴 character breakdown

"roof" radical (Kangxi radical 40), occurring in 家, 定, 安 etc, referred to as 寶蓋|宝盖[bao3 gai4]

= + : Mnemonic symbol: the strokes of this character look like a graduation cap (宀). Marilyn Monroe (mi-) wants to go to the anthill after her graduation from university. In the anthill's kitchen (an2), her friends snatch away her graduation cap (宀), and instead put a cooking top (冖) and a petal leaf (丶) on her head.
bright and clear sunrise

= + : Bessie Coleman (女) and Maud Younger (y) are watching the sun (日) during a bright and clear sunrise (妟) in the anthill's bathroom (an4).

Characters with 宴 as component

宴 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 宴

banquet / feast / dinner party / CL:席[xi2],個|个[ge4]
wedding reception
lunch banquet
ballroom / banqueting hall
wedding banquet
peace and happiness / feasting / making merry
informal dinner
banquet hosted by an organization to honor a distinguished figure / to host such a banquet
even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom)
see 天下沒有不散的筵席|天下没有不散的筵席[tian1 xia4 mei2 you3 bu4 san4 de5 yan2 xi2]
to host a banquet / guest at a banquet

Sentences with 宴