How to Write 餍 (yàn) — Meaning “to eat one's fill; to be satisfied”

Imagine a person who is so full from eating (饣) that they feel a bit tired and say "yàn" (厌 sounds like 'yawn'). This links the food radical with a sense of satisfaction and a lazy yawn after a big meal.

Note that the left radical 饣 is written in three strokes: first a short left-falling stroke, then a horizontal hook, and finally a vertical left-falling stroke. The right part 厌 must be balanced; avoid making the 厂 component too large, and ensure the last dot (丶) is placed correctly inside.

餍 (yàn) means 'to be satisfied' or 'full,' while 馍 (mó) refers to a type of steamed bun, and 馏 (liú/liù) means to distill or steam food. Visually, 餍 uses 厌 on the right, 馍 uses 莫, and 馏 uses 留, so the bottom-right part is the key difference.

餍 is not common in everyday conversation; it mainly appears in literary or formal expressions like 贪得无餍 (insatiably greedy) and 餍足 (fully satisfied). It often carries a negative or critical tone, describing someone whose desires cannot be fulfilled.

Common words containing 餍 include: 餍足 (yàn zú) — fully satisfied; 贪得无餍 (tān dé wú yàn) — Insatiably greedy; 饱餍 (bǎo yàn) — to be fully satisfied with food.