演 (yǎn): meaning and stroke order
演 (yǎn) means to perform (a play etc); to stage (a show).
演
- Simplified
- 演
- Traditional
- 演 (same form)
- Pinyin
- yǎn
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Stroke order of 演
演
- yǎn to perform (a play etc); to stage (a show); (bound form) to develop; to play out; to carry out (a task)
- 14 strokes
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Meaning of 演
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yǎn
- to perform (a play etc); to stage (a show)
- (bound form) to develop; to play out; to carry out (a task)
Radical and structure
- 演
- Radical 水 (Kangxi radical 85) · 14 strokes · 氵 on the left, 寅 on the right
Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan database. Structure: the shapes a character is written with (BabelStone IDS), not necessarily parts that carry meaning or sound.
Words with 演
- 演出 yǎn chū to act (in a play); to perform
- 表演 biǎo yǎn play; show
- 演示 yǎn shì to demonstrate; to show
- 演奏 yǎn zòu to perform on a musical instrument
- 演员 yǎn yuán actor; actress; performer
- 演讲 yǎn jiǎng to give a lecture; to make a speech
Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).