What does 演化 mean in Chinese?

演化 (yǎn) means "to develop/to evolve/to practice/to perform/to play/to act".

How common is 演化 in Chinese?

演化 is ranked #714 in character frequency, making it a common character.

What are the components of 演化?

演化 is composed of: 氵 (water), 宀 (roof), 一 (one), 二 (two), 丨 (line), 凵 (container), 八 (eight/divide).

What words contain 演化?

Common words with 演化 include: 导演 (dao3 yan3) - to direct/director (film etc); 演 (yan3) - to develop/to evolve/to practice/to perform/to play/to act; 演出 (yan3 chu1) - to act (in a play)/to perform/to put on (a performance)/performance/concert/show/CL:場|场[chang2],次[ci4]; 演员 (yan3 yuan2) - actor or actress/performer/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2].

演化 (yǎn) - Chinese Character Meaning & Decomposition

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演

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714th most frequent character
Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
1 dictionary entry
Appears in 54 words
Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once

演→

氵寅

2Radical

演→

氵water 宀roof 一one 二two 丨line 凵container 八eight/divide

3Graphical

演→

⺀㇀冖丶一二丨凵八

Pinyin & Meaning

Pronunciation Clues

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Example Words

High Frequency

导演 (導演)

演

演出

演员 (演員)

演唱会 (演唱會)

表演

Medium Frequency

上演

主演

汇演 (匯演)

扮演

演唱

演奏

演戏 (演戲)

演技

演示

演绎 (演繹)

演义 (演義)

演说 (演說)

演讲 (演講)

演变 (演變)

重演

饰演 (飾演)

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化

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178th most frequent character
Adds ~0.12% to your reading coverage
2 dictionary entries
Appears in 299 words
Component in 7 characters

Decomposition

1Once

化→

亻匕

2Radical

化→

亻human 匕spoon

3Graphical

化→

㇒丨乚㇒

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Appears In

化 also appears in:

花华货靴讹貨訛

Example Words

High Frequency

化妆 (化妝)

化妆品 (化妝品)

化学 (化學)

化解

化身

孵化

强化 (強化)

文化

消化

美化

变化 (變化)

Medium Frequency

僵化

优化 (優化)

光天化日

全球化

出神入化

分化

化

化作

化合物

化州

化工

化痰

化疗 (化療)

化石

化纤 (化纖)

化肥

化验 (化驗)

同化

奉化

幻化

从化 (從化)

情绪化 (情緒化)

恶化 (惡化)

感化

怀化 (懷化)

氧化

液化

淡化

净化 (淨化)

深化

溶化

演化

汉化 (漢化)

潜移默化 (潛移默化)

火化

炼化 (煉化)

现代化 (現代化)

理想化

生化

石化

硬化

社会化 (社會化)

简化 (簡化)

简单化 (簡單化)

绿化 (綠化)

老化

腐化

融化

软化 (軟化)

转化 (轉化)

退化

造化

进化 (進化)

进化论 (進化論)

量化

风化 (風化)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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