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HSK 3 · Arts & Performance

演

yǎn

to act; to perform

Stroke order of 演

演 is written with 14 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

Water 氵 flows and spreads on 寅, so the story flows out on stage as a performance.

Parts: 氵 water + 寅 phonetic

Example sentence

他演过很多电影。

He has acted in many movies.

Words with 演

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