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
演奏
yǎnzòu
to perform
Characters in this word
奏 zòu
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 她今晚将在音乐厅演奏一首新改编的古曲。 Tā jīnwǎn jiāng zài yīnyuètīng yǎnzòu yì shǒu xīn gǎibiān de gǔqǔ. Tonight she will perform a newly arranged traditional piece in the concert hall.
- 他从小学钢琴，现在能熟练地演奏很多曲子。 Tā cóngxiǎo xué gāngqín, xiànzài néng shúliàn de yǎnzòu hěn duō qǔzi. He has studied piano since childhood and can now skillfully play many pieces.
- 乐队正在台上演奏大家都熟悉的老歌。 Yuèduì zhèngzài tái shàng yǎnzòu dàjiā dōu shúxī de lǎogē. The band is on stage playing old songs that everyone knows.
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
- 演讲 yǎnjiǎng speech; to give a speech
- 扮演 bànyǎn to play a role
- 主演 zhǔyǎn to star in; lead actor
- 上演 shàngyǎn to stage; to perform; to unfold
- 演变 yǎnbiàn to evolve; to develop gradually