You Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Speech (yán) Yan (讌) Kangxi strokes: 23 Page 1186, Entry 19 Pronounced yan (falling tone). In the Category Collection (Leipian), it is defined as speaking together. Strategies of the Warring States (Zhanguoce): Lord Mengchang sat in conversation. Note: To speak together. Yan (讌) is the same as the character yan (燕). Also, in the Jade Chapter (Yupian), yan (讌) means to set up. In the Extensive Rhymes (Guangyun), it means a feast or gathering. It is the same as the character yan (醼). History of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu), Biography of Fan Zhun: Every time they gathered for a feast, they debated with enthusiasm. History of the Jin (Jinshu), Biography of Wang Xizhi: He wished to sit with friends and relatives for a happy gathering. Also used in personal names. Shi Yan, see the Table of Imperial Clan in the History of the Song (Songshi). In the Supplement to the Collection of Characters (Zihuibu), it is also written in a variant form.