(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
banquet / feast
to entertain (for dinner) / to invite to dinner
Cayenne, capital of French Guiana
feast / celebration

Sentences with 宴