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Character Decomposition
演=氵+寅
Etymology
water
Meanings
to perform (a play etc); to stage (a show)
(bound form) to develop; to play out; to carry out (a task)
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Words with 演 210 total
drill · exercise · demonstration · to demonstrate操演cāo yǎnto perform in public; to give a performance公演gōng yǎnto perform (in a play, film, concert etc) · to play the part of; to portray出演chū yǎnto direct · director (film etc)导演dǎo yǎnjoint performance汇演huì yǎnto lecture · to speak publicly讲演jiǎng yǎnto elaborate (on a theme) · to expound (the meaning of the classics)敷演fū yǎnplay · show · performance · exhibition · to perform · to act · to demonstrate · CL: chǎng表演biǎo yǎnto play the role of · to act扮演bàn yǎn(of a play, movie etc) to begin开演kāi yǎn(dialect) to perform; to act (in a play etc)拍演pāi yǎnto rehearse (a performance)排演pái yǎnmaiden stage role · first performance · first public showing首演shǒu yǎnto screen (a movie) · to stage (a play) · a screening · a staging上演shàng yǎnaudition · dress rehearsal · preview (of a theatrical performance) · dummy run试演shì yǎnnatural change · evolution (early translation, since replaced by)天演tiān yǎnbenefit performance · charity show义演yì yǎndummy run · to run through sth · to rehearse预演yù yǎnto deduce · to infer · to derive · an implication推演tuī yǎnto play the leading role; to star · lead actor主演zhǔ yǎnto develop; to evolve演变yǎn biànbroadcast performance · televised or podcast lecture演播yǎn bōto sing (for an audience) · vocal performance演唱yǎn chàng
Idioms with 演 4 total Chain
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