盛 chéng
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 皿 — dish, vessel
- Made of
- 成 to accomplish 皿 dish, vessel
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
盛宴
shèngyàn
feast; grand banquet; rich display
Characters in this word
宴 yàn
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 妟 banquet, feast
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 这场电影节不仅是影迷的盛宴，也是城市文化软实力的一次集中展示。 Zhè chǎng diànyǐngjié bùjǐn shì yǐngmí de shèngyàn, yě shì chéngshì wénhuà ruǎn shílì de yí cì jízhōng zhǎnshì. This film festival is not only a feast for movie fans, but also a concentrated display of the city's cultural soft power.
- 婚宴上摆了二十多桌，真是一场盛宴。 Hūnyàn shàng bǎi le èrshí duō zhuō, zhēn shì yī chǎng shèngyàn. More than twenty tables were set at the wedding banquet; it was truly a grand feast.
- 今年的音乐会为听众奉上了一场音乐盛宴。 Jīnnián de yīnyuèhuì wèi tīngzhòng fèngshàng le yī chǎng yīnyuè shèngyàn. This year's concert served the audience a true musical feast.
Related words
- 盛 chéng to hold, to contain
- 昌盛 chāngshèng prosperous; flourishing
- 丰盛 fēngshèng sumptuous; abundant
- 茂盛 màoshèng lush; flourishing; luxuriant
- 盛产 shèngchǎn to produce abundantly
- 盛大 shèngdà grand; magnificent
- 盛会 shènghuì grand gathering; major event
- 盛开 shèngkāi to be in full bloom
- 盛气凌人 shèngqìlíngrén overbearing; arrogant and domineering
- 盛情 shèngqíng great kindness; warm hospitality
- 盛夏 shèngxià midsummer; height of summer
- 盛行 shèngxíng to be in vogue; to prevail