yǎn

to perform (a play etc); to stage (a show)

(bound form) to develop; to play out; to carry out (a task)

water (氵) + sound cue (寅) = perform and play out

水 carries the meaning: water flows, spreads, and plays out across a stage or scene. 寅 mainly contributes the sound yǎn and does not add semantic weight here.

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Words with 演

登台表演

dēng tái biǎo yǎn

to go on stage

临时演员

lín shí yǎn yuán

an extra (in a movie)

逻辑演算

luó ji yǎn suàn

logical calculation

重演

chóng yǎn

to recur (of events, esp. adverse ones)

钢琴演奏

gāng qín yǎn zòu

piano performance

开演

kāi yǎn

(of a play, movie etc) to begin

隋唐演义

suí táng yǎn yì

Dramatized History of Sui and Tang, novel by Qing dynasty author Chu Renhuo 褚人獲|褚人获[Chu3 Ren2 huo4]

杂技演员

zá jì yǎn yuán

acrobat

电影演员

diàn yǐng yǎn yuán

film actor; movie actor; movie actress

领衔主演

lǐng xián zhǔ yǎn

leading actors (in a show)

饰演

shì yǎn

to act

首演

shǒu yǎn

maiden stage role

More characters with 氵