yǎn

to perform; to act; to play

HSK 4 #715

Character data

HSK 4
Frequency 715th character
Radical ⽔ (85.11)
Strokes 14
Index # 3167

Definitions

演 yǎn
  1. 1. to perform
  2. 2. to act
  3. 3. to play
  4. 4. to develop
  5. 5. to evolve
  6. 6. to practice

Stroke order

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Words containing 演

Word Meaning
to rehearse (a performance)
to rehearse; to run through sth; dummy run
first performance; first public showing; maiden stage role
show business
(of a play, movie etc) to begin
to practice; to do a drill; drill
to perform (e.g. on the stage); to lecture
to speak publicly; to lecture
exhibition match
problems get more and more intense; ever more critical
charity show; benefit performance
show business; performing arts circles
to evolve; evolution
broadcast performance; televised or podcast lecture
to calculate; to perform calculations
to act together; to put on a joint performance
to infer; to deduce; to derive
to give an extra performance; encore
up to one's old tricks; to repeat an old stratagem
to perform a play
novel or play on historical theme
joint performance
Romance of the Three Kingdoms novel
Romance of the Three Kingdoms novel
keynote speech