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
演讲
yǎnjiǎng
speech; to give a speech
Characters in this word
讲 jiǎng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 井 well, mine shaft, pit
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他在演讲。 Tā zài yǎnjiǎng. He is giving a speech.
- 演讲很精彩。 Yǎnjiǎng hěn jīngcǎi. The speech is wonderful.
- 我听演讲。 Wǒ tīng yǎnjiǎng. I listen to a speech.
Related words
- 表演 biǎoyǎn to perform; performance
- 导演 dǎoyǎn director
- 演 yǎn to act as
- 演唱 yǎnchàng to sing on stage
- 演唱会 yǎnchànghuì concert
- 演出 yǎnchū performance; show
- 演员 yǎnyuán actor
- 扮演 bànyǎn to play a role
- 讲 jiǎng to speak; to tell
- 讲话 jiǎnghuà to speak; to talk
- 听讲 tīngjiǎng to listen in class
- 讲究 jiǎngjiu to be particular