扮 bàn
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 分 to divide, to allocate
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
扮演
bànyǎn
to play a role
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
Example phrases
- 他扮演医生。 Tā bànyǎn yīshēng. He plays a doctor.
- 我扮演老师。 Wǒ bànyǎn lǎoshī. I play the teacher.
- 她扮演妈妈。 Tā bànyǎn māma. She plays the mother.