宴 = 宀 + 妟

宴 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “to entertain”. It is built from 宀 (roof) and 妟 (妟).

Keyword: to entertain
Pinyin (Mandarin): yàn
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: to entertain, feast, праздновать, развлекаться, feast
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 宴 banquet

Decomposition

ids

宀 roof
妟妟

How to find 宴 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “roof” + “妟”. 宴 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 宴 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.