TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
演
演 ＝ 氵 ＋ 寅
ㄧㄢˇ · yǎn
verb — to perform, act out; to develop, evolve; to practice
字源 FORM — what the parts do
氵義water
寅聲yín — gives the soundhands drawing an arrow straight — to stretch out
ITyín → yǎn — initial and tone shift, the rhyme holds
Water (氵) running long and spreading out — the old sense, a long flow. 寅 yín carries the sound, the drawn-arrow graph of stretching, worn off in initial and tone. From a flow that unfolds in time, acting out and developing: 表演、演變、演練.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一條水越淌越開，順著地勢一路鋪展（氵）——演。
A flow runs longer and wider, unfolding along the land (氵) — spreading out.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)演 (長流)— a long flow, to spread out
→表演、演戲— to perform, act out常用
⇒演變、演進— to develop, evolve
⇒演練、演算— to practice, work through
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
寅yínthe sound side — 寅 is the drawn-arrow alone, 演 adds water for the flow