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演

yǎn

to act as

A performer holding a crown
Memory picture

Character

演 yǎn

Strokes
14
Radical
氵 — water
Made of
氵 water 寅 to respect, to revere
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 他演爸爸。 Tā yǎn bàba. He acts as the father.
  • 我演老师。 Wǒ yǎn lǎoshī. I act as the teacher.
  • 她演得好。 Tā yǎn de hǎo. She acts well.

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