| yǎn | to develop/to evolve/to practice/to perform/to play/to act |
| 演 | to develop to evolve to practice |
| 演义 | to dramatize historical events novel or play on historical theme |
| 演习 | exercise practice to put on a play |
| 演兵场 | drill ground |
| 演出 | to act (in a play) to perform to put on (a performance) |
| 演出主持人 | a showman |
| 演出单位 | producer |
| 演出团体 | a troupe |
| 演出地点 | performance place CL:處|处 |
| 演出奖 | an acting award |
| 演出本 | acting copy |
| 演出者 | performer |
| 演出节目 | an item on the program; a program |
| 演剧 | to perform a play |
| 演化 | to evolve evolution |
| 演变 | to develop to evolve |
| 演员 | actor or actress performer CL:個|个 |
| 演员代理人 | the artists' agent |
| 演员休息室 | greenroom; green room; artist lounge |
| 演员入场口 | a ring entrance |