Ideographic: A woman 女 cooking food 日 for a house 宀 banquetRadical:

meaning for yàn:

  • - (bound form) feast
  • - reposebanquet
  • - feast
  • - dinner party
  • - Classifiers: 席 banquet
  • - dinner party
  • - soireeto entertain (for dinner)
  • - to invite to dinnerbanquet
  • - feastfeast