reunion dinner on Lunar New Year's Eve (Chinese New Year tradition)
年 · 6 strokes
Pictograph of a person (人) harvesting grain (禾). The harvest season is a yearly event.
夜 · 8 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 夕 represents the meaning and 亦 represents the sound.
饭 · 7 strokes
Simplified form of 飯. Phonosemantic compound. 饣 represents the meaning and 反 represents the sound.