TSUMUGU · B2 (est.) · 字
宴
宴 ＝ 宀 ＋ 妟
ㄧㄢˋ · yàn
noun/verb — a banquet; to feast, host a banquet
字源 FORM — what the parts do
宀義a roof — indoors, at ease
妟聲yàn — gives the soundthe sun (日) over a woman (女) — settled, at peace
Indoors under the roof (宀), at ease — the original sense is rest, and from a meal taken in comfort comes the banquet. 妟 carries the sound yàn exactly; its own picture, the sun settled over a seated woman, is ease itself. From there: 宴會、宴席、宴請.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
屋頂（宀）下擺開酒席，日頭斜了，人都坐穩了（妟）。
Under the roof (宀) the table is laid; the sun leans low, everyone settled (妟).
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)安宴— ease, rest indoors
→宴會、宴席— a banquet, feast常用
→宴請— to host (someone) at a banquet
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
晏yànthe lookalike — 晏 sets 日 on top with 安 below, 宴 sets under a roof安＝ ＋ 女ānthe ease at its core — a woman settled indoors