导演
dǎo yǎn 3–3 → 2–3
to direct; director (film etc)
- Characters
- 2
- 导 · 演
- Syllables
- 2
- dǎo yǎn
- Frequency
- Less common
- corpus count 2,109
Character by character
- 导dǎo6 strokesHSK 3 traditional 導direct, guide, lead, conduct
- 演yǎn14 strokesHSK 3perform, put on; exercise
Each character links to its stroke order page with a tracing and a writing exercise.
Words with the same characters
These words share at least one character with 导演. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.
- 表演biǎo yǎnHSK 3
play; show; performance; exhibition; to perform; to act; to demonstrate
- 导致dǎo zhìHSK 4
to lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about
- 领导lǐng dǎoHSK 3
lead; leading; to lead; leadership; leader
- 演出yǎn chūHSK 3
to act (in a play); to perform; to put on (a performance); performance; concert; show
- 演yǎnHSK 3
to develop; to evolve; to practice; to perform; to play; to act
- 演员yǎn yuánHSK 3
actor or actress; performer
- 指导zhǐ dǎoHSK 3
to guide; to give directions; to direct; to coach; guidance; tuition
- 扮演bàn yǎnHSK 5
to play the role of; to act
- 演讲yǎn jiǎngHSK 4
lecture; to make a speech
- 引导yǐn dǎoHSK 4
to guide; to lead (around); to conduct; to boot; introduction; primer
- 演唱会yǎn chàng huìHSK 3
vocal recital or concert
- 演唱yǎn chàngHSK 3
sung performance; to sing for an audience
- 导弹dǎo dànHSK 7
(guided) missile
- 上演shàng yǎnHSK 6
to screen (a movie); to stage (a play); a screening; a staging
- 演绎yǎn yìHSK 7
(of a story etc) to unfold; to play out; to develop (a technique etc); to enact; (logic) to deduce; to infer
- 演习yǎn xíHSK 7
maneuver; exercise; practice; to maneuver
- 演奏yǎn zòuHSK 6
to perform on a musical instrument
- 主演zhǔ yǎnHSK 7
to act the leading role (in a movie or a play); to star; lead actor
- 导师dǎo shīHSK 7
tutor; teacher; academic advisor
- 主导zhǔ dǎoHSK 5
leading; dominant; prevailing; to lead; to direct; to dominate
- 导航dǎo hángHSK 7
navigation
- 辅导fǔ dǎoHSK 7
to give guidance; to mentor; to counsel; to coach; to tutor
- 演戏yǎn xìHSK 7
to put on a play; to perform; fig. to pretend; to feign
- 演示yǎn shìHSK 7
to demonstrate; to show; presentation; demonstration