演 (jin2 jin5 | yan3) : perform; play; act; deduce; drill; develop

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演

jin2 jin5

yan3

[1] perform; play; act; be cast as
[2] deduce; elaborate; expound
[3] drill; practise; exercise
[4] develop; evolve; resolve into

Jyutping jin2 is the standard reading; the variant jin5 is now rarely used. See [www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk]

Stroke count: 14

Level: 2

Radical: 水 (#85)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

演

This word has been viewed 9221 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 7th Sep 2013 11:41

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表演 biu2 jin2 biao3 yan3 = to perform; performance

演唱會 jin2 coeng3 wui6*2 yan3 chang4 hui4 = singing concert

演變 jin2 bin3 yan3 bian4 = to evolve; evolution

演奏會 jin2 zau3 wui6*2 yan3 zou4 hui4 = concert; gig

扮演 baan6 jin2 ban4 yan3 = to act a part

演講 jin2 gong2 yan3 jiang3 = to give a speech or a lecture

演說 jin2 syut3 yan3 shuo1 = to deliver a speech

演習 jin2 zaap6 yan3 xi2 = to practise

演算 jin2 syun3 yan3 suan4 = to calculate

演奏 jin2 zau3 yan3 zou4 = to play a musical instrument in a performance
See all 63 compounds (CantoDict reports 75 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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我睇完佢表演之後都O晒嘴！粵
I was also speechless (with surprise) after seeing him performed.

今次嘅舞蹈演出婀娜多姿，舞蹈家非常有水準！粵
This dance performance used many different styles but were all elegant.The dancers were excellent!

李連杰都算幾錫身,導演都幫佢搵埋替身啦粵
Jet Li takes pretty good care of himself, his movie director even found a stand-in for him.
[(So that he doesn't have to do the stunts himself.)]

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Decimal representation of this word: 演
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