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
演唱
yǎnchàng
to sing on stage
Characters in this word
唱 chàng
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- Made of
- 口 mouth 昌 sunlight
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 她演唱新歌。 Tā yǎnchàng xīn gē. She sings a new song.
- 他今晚演唱。 Tā jīnwǎn yǎnchàng. He sings tonight.
- 大家演唱吧。 Dàjiā yǎnchàng ba. Let us all sing.