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演员

yǎnyuán

actor

A person holding a mask
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Characters in this word

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

员 yuán

Strokes
7
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
口 mouth 贝 sea shell
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 他是演员。 Tā shì yǎnyuán. He is an actor.
  • 演员来了。 Yǎnyuán lái le. The actor has come.
  • 这个演员很忙。 Zhège yǎnyuán hěn máng. This actor is very busy.

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