(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 cook in the anthill's kitchen (an2) but she's afraid of the ants. That's why she builds a bunker: she uses a saucepan lid (冖) as the base, constructs pillars out of petals (丶) and uses a graduation cap (宀) as the roof.
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]
banquet / dinner party / soiree
dinner party held in one's home / family reunion dinner
ballroom / banqueting hall
to entertain (for dinner) / to invite to dinner
feast / celebration
variant of 新婚燕爾|新婚燕尔[xin1 hun1 yan4 er3]
to host a banquet
peace and happiness / feasting / making merry
variant of 宴饗|宴飨[yan4 xiang3]
to host a banquet / feast / banquet / ceremony of sacrifice
to wine and dine / to feast / banquet

Sentences with 宴