to sing (for an audience); vocal performance
演 (yǎn) · 14 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 寅 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "flow out". The meaning later shifted to "spread", "develop", and "perform".
唱 (chàng) · 11 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 昌 represents the sound.