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
演示
yǎnshì
to demonstrate; demonstration
Characters in this word
示 shì
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 示 — altar
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 工程师现场演示了新系统如何在断网情况下保持核心功能。 Gōngchéngshī xiànchǎng yǎnshì le xīn xìtǒng rúhé zài duànwǎng qíngkuàng xià bǎochí héxīn gōngnéng. The engineer demonstrated on site how the new system keeps its core functions when the network is down.
- 销售经理向客户演示了软件的主要功能。 Xiāoshòu jīnglǐ xiàng kèhù yǎnshì le ruǎnjiàn de zhǔyào gōngnéng. The sales manager demonstrated the software's main functions to the client.
- 视频演示比说明书更容易让人看懂。 Shìpín yǎnshì bǐ shuōmíngshū gèng róngyì ràng rén kàndǒng. A video demonstration is easier to understand than an instruction manual.
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
- 演奏 yǎnzòu to perform
- 主演 zhǔyǎn to star in; lead actor
- 上演 shàngyǎn to stage; to perform; to unfold