Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 寅 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "flow out". The meaning later shifted to "spread", "develop", and "perform".
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Historical Evolution
演
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
演
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
演
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
演
Regular
Modern
Chinese
演 [yǎn]
to develop; to evolve; to practice; to perform; to play; to act
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
演 えん
En female given namesurname
演 ひろし
Hiroshi given name
CHINESE WORDS (167)
表演 [biǎoyǎn] #500
play
演员 [yǎnyuán] #1,048
actor or actress
演员 [yǎnyuán] #1,048
actor or actress
演出 [yǎnchū] #1,191
to act (in a play)
导演 [dǎoyǎn] #2,051
to direct
导演 [dǎoyǎn] #2,051
to direct
扮演 [bànyǎn] #2,398
to play the role of
演讲 [yǎnjiǎng] #2,707
lecture
演讲 [yǎnjiǎng] #2,707
lecture
演唱会 [yǎnchànghuì] #4,150
vocal recital or concert
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 演技 [えんぎ] #3,585
acting
⭐ 演じる [えんじる] #3,934
to act (a part)
⭐ 演奏 [えんそう] #4,864
musical performance
⭐ 演出 [えんしゅつ] #5,432
direction (of a play, film, etc.)
⭐ 演説 [えんぜつ] #7,040
speech
⭐ 演劇 [えんげき] #10,118
drama
⭐ 出演 [しゅつえん] #11,050
appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.)
⭐ 公演 [こうえん] #13,611
public performance
出し物 [だしもの] #14,320
program (e.g. theatre, theater)
⭐ 演習 [えんしゅう] #14,354
practice
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