鸿门宴

鸿门宴鴻門宴 Hóng mén yàn ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄣˊ ㄧㄢˋ hung4 mun4 jin3

Hongmen feast
(fig.) banquet set up with the aim of murdering a guest
refers to a famous episode in 206 BC when future Han emperor Liu Bang 刘邦 (劉邦) Liú Bāng ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄅㄤ escaped attempted murder by his rival Xiang Yu 项羽 (項羽) Xiàng Yǔ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄩˇ

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 鸿 (1 of 3) — stroke by stroke.

Character breakdown

鸿 radical 鸟 = 江鸟
门 radical 门 = 丶丨
宴 radical 宀 = 宀妟