演講

lecture / to make a speech

Characters and words in 演講

yǎn = y + an3

to develop / to evolve / to practice / to perform / to play / to act

演 = 寅 + 氵 : Maud Younger (y) and her plush tiger (寅) are drinking inside of the anthill (an3). Maud is drinking bai jiu, but her plush tiger is just pretending: he acts as if he was drinkingn bai jiu, but secretly he exchanges the booze with water from a bottle of water (氵) next to him.

讲

講

jiǎng = ji + ang3

to speak / to explain / to negotiate / to emphasize / to be particular about / as far as sth is concerned / speech / lecture

讲 = 井 + 讠 : Inside of the anglepod Joan of Arc finds and advertising column next to a well. The advertising column says that if a coin is thrown into the well, it will state a wise and helpful truth. Joan of Arc does so and the well speaks: "it is not wise to throw coins into a well".