HSK 3

(yǎn): perform, put on, exercise

yǎn

perform, put on, exercise

Pinyin

yǎn

HSK Level

Level 3

Characters

1

English Meaning

perform, put on, exercise

How to Write (yǎn)

is written in 14 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

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Origin of

A phono-semantic compound: 氵 (water) carries the meaning, and 寅 hints at the pronunciation.

What is Made Of

is built from 2 components:

water
to respect, to revere

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Words Using

Common Chinese words that contain :

导演

dǎoyǎn

扮演

bànyǎn

演习

yǎnxí

演出

yǎnchū

演变

yǎnbiàn

演员

yǎnyuán

演奏

yǎnzòu

演绎

yǎnyì

演讲

yǎnjiǎng

表演

biǎoyǎn

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