演 (yǎn)

To perform; to act; to play (a role).

How 演 is written

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14
Radical
氵 — water
Traditional
演
Simplified
演 (unchanged)

Components

Common words using 演

導演 dǎoyǎn
to direct; director (film etc)
演出 yǎnchū
to act (in a play); to perform; to put on (a performance)
演員 yǎnyuán
actor or actress; performer; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
演唱會 yǎnchànghuì
vocal recital or concert
表演 biǎoyǎn
play; show; performance
上演 shàngyǎn
to screen (a movie); to stage (a play); a screening
主演 zhǔyǎn
to act the leading role (in a movie or a play); to star; lead actor
匯演 huìyǎn
joint performance
扮演 bànyǎn
to play the role of; to act
演唱 yǎnchàng
sung performance; to sing for an audience
演奏 yǎnzòu
to play a musical instrument; to perform music
演戲 yǎnxì
to put on a play; to perform; fig. to pretend

演 in a sentence

這部電影的男主角演得非常好。

Zhè bù diànyǐng de nánzhǔjiǎo yǎn de fēicháng hǎo.

“The lead actor in this movie acted very well.”

How common is 演?

演 is the 714th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 83.2% of all running text.

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