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
演说
yǎnshuō
speech; to make a speech
Characters in this word
说 shuō
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 兑 to exchange
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 历史学家分析那场演说时，特别关注了其中反复出现的民族叙事。 Lìshǐxuéjiā fēnxī nà chǎng yǎnshuō shí, tèbié guānzhù le qízhōng fǎnfù chūxiàn de mínzú xùshì. When analysing that speech, the historian paid particular attention to the recurring national narrative within it.
- 校长在毕业典礼上发表了一场热情的演说。 Xiàozhǎng zài bìyè diǎnlǐ shàng fābiǎo le yī chǎng rèqíng de yǎnshuō. The school principal gave a passionate speech at the graduation ceremony.
- 那场演说持续了一个多小时，听众反应热烈。 Nà chǎng yǎnshuō chíxù le yígè duō xiǎoshí, tīngzhòng fǎnyìng rèliè. The speech lasted over an hour, and the audience reacted with enthusiasm.
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