演
Meaning
- to perform (a play etc); to stage (a show)
- (bound form) to develop; to play out; to carry out (a task)
Example sentence
好一场演说！
What a speech!
The character 演
演 is 氵, water, beside 寅: something unfolding the way water spreads. To perform — 表演, 演出, 演员 the actor, 导演 the director — and 演讲 is a talk, an argument unfolded in public.