yán = y + an2
bamboo mat for sitting
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How to pronounce 筵

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= y initial

Y is for Maud Younger.

By Matthias • updated 2 months ago
+ an2 final

In the anthill’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated 6 months ago

筵 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
zhú = zhu + Ø2
bamboo / CL:棵[ke1],支[zhi1],根[gen1] / Kangxi radical 118
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yán = y + an2
surname Yan
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yán = y + an2
to prolong / to extend / to delay
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Characters with 筵 as component

筵 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 筵

banquet / mat for sitting
wedding banquet / congratulatory feast
farewell banquet

Sentences with 筵

筵 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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yán

bamboo mat for sitting

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