# 演

| 演 | U+6F14, &#28436; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6F14 |
| ← 漓 [U+6F13] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 漕 → [U+6F15] |

## Translingual
### Han character

演 (Kangxi radical 85, 水+11, 14 strokes, cangjie input 水十一金 (EJMC) or 難水十一金 (XEJMC), four-corner 3318$_6$, composition ⿰氵寅)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 645, character 23
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 18130
* Dae Jaweon: page 1054, character 13
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1730, character 3
* Unihan data for U+6F14

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 寅 | *lil, *lin |
| 蔩 | *lil, *lenʔ, *lin |
| 鏔 | *lil, *li |
| 演 | *lenʔ |
| 縯 | *lenʔ, *linʔ |
| 戭 | *lenʔ, *linʔ |
| 夤 | *lin |
| 螾 | *lin, *linʔ |
| 濥 | *linʔ, *lins |
| 瞚 | *hljuns |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *lenʔ): semantic 氵 + phonetic 寅 (OC *lil, *lin).

### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): yǎn (yan$^3$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˇ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): yan$^3$
    (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): yàn
    (Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): yěn
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): ян (i͡an, II)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): jin$^2$ / jin$^5$
    (Dongguan, Jyutping++): jin$^2$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): yen$^2$
* Gan (Wiktionary): ien$^3$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): yên / yân
    (Meixian, Guangdong): yan$^3$
* Jin (Wiktionary): ie$^2$
* Northern Min (KCR): ěng
* Eastern Min (BUC): iēng
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): eng$^3$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): ián / én
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ing$^5$ / êng$^5$ / iang$^5$
    (Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): yieng$^2$
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^5$i / $^3$ie / $^3$ien
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): ienn$^3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yǎn
*** Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yǎn
*** Wade–Giles: yen$^3$
*** Yale: yǎn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yean
*** Palladius: янь (janʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /jɛn²¹⁴/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: yan$^3$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: ian
*** Sinological IPA : /iɛn⁵³/
** (Xi'an)
*** Guanzhong Pinyin: yàn
*** Sinological IPA : /iã⁵³/
** (Nanjing)
*** Nanjing Pinyin: yěn
*** Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): yen$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /iẽ¹¹/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: ян (i͡an, II)
*** Sinological IPA : /iæ̃⁵¹/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: jin$^2$ / jin$^5$
*** Yale: yín / yíhn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: jin$^2$ / jin$^5$
*** Guangdong Romanization: yin$^2$ / yin$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /jiːn³⁵/, /jiːn¹³/
** (Dongguan, Guancheng)
*** Jyutping++: jin$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /zin³⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: yen$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /jen⁵⁵/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: ien$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /iɛn²¹³/
* Hakka
** (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yên
*** Hakka Romanization System: ien$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: yan$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /i̯en²⁴/
** (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yân
*** Hakka Romanization System: (r)ian$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: yan$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯an²⁴/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: yan$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /ian³¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: ie$^2$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /ie⁵³/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ěng
*** Sinological IPA : /eiŋ²¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: iēng
*** Sinological IPA : /ieŋ³³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: eng$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɛŋ⁴⁵³/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: eng$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɛŋ³³²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, Nan'an, Yongchun, Changtai, Zhangpu, General Taiwanese, Klang)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ián
*** Tâi-lô: ián
*** Phofsit Daibuun: iern
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Yongchun, Changtai, Zhangpu, Taipei, Klang): /iɛn⁵³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɛn⁴¹/
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Nan'an): /iɛn⁵⁵⁴/
** (Hokkien: Hui'an)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: én
*** Tâi-lô: én
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ean
*** IPA (Hui'an): /en⁵⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: ing$^5$ / êng$^5$ / iang$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: îng / êng / iâng
*** Sinological IPA : /iŋ⁵⁵/, /eŋ⁵⁵/, /iaŋ⁵⁵/
* ing5 - Chaozhou, Shantou;
* êng5 - Jieyang.
* Dialectal data
| Variety | Location | edit演 |
| Mandarin | Beijing | /ian²¹⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Harbin | /ian²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Tianjin | /ian¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Jinan | /iã⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Qingdao | /iã⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Zhengzhou | /ian⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Xi'an | /iã⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Xining | /iã⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Yinchuan | /ian⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Lanzhou | /iɛ̃n⁴⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Ürümqi | /ian⁵¹/ |
| Mandarin | Wuhan | /iɛn⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Chengdu | /ian⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Guiyang | /ian⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Kunming | /iɛ̃⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Nanjing | /ien²¹²/ |
| Mandarin | Hefei | /iĩ²⁴/ |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /ie⁵³/ |
| Jin | Pingyao | /ie̞⁵³/ |
| Jin | Hohhot | /ie⁵³/ |
| Wu | Shanghai | /i³⁵/ |
| Wu | Suzhou | /iɪ⁵¹/ |
| Wu | Hangzhou | /ʔiẽ̞⁵³/ |
| Wu | Wenzhou | /ji³⁵/ |
| Hui | Shexian | /ie³⁵/ |
| Hui | Tunxi | /iɛ³¹/ |
| Xiang | Changsha | /iẽ⁴¹/ |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | /iẽ⁴²/ |
| Gan | Nanchang | /iɛn²¹³/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /ian⁴⁴/ |
| Hakka | Taoyuan | /ʒen²⁴/ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /jin³⁵/ |
| Cantonese | Nanning | /jim³⁵/ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | /jin³⁵/ |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /ian⁵³/ |
| Min | Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /ieŋ³²/ |
| Min | Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /eiŋ²¹/ |
| Min | Shantou (Teochew) | /iŋ⁵⁵/ |
| Min | Haikou (Hainanese) | /zin³¹/ |
* Middle Chinese: yenX
Rime :
| Character | 演 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 以 (36) |
| Final (韻) | 仙 (77) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 以淺切 |
| Baxter | yenX |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /jiᴇn$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /jiɛn$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /jæn$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /jian$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /iɛn$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /jĭɛn$^X$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /i̯ɛn$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | yǎn |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | jin$^5$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*N-q(r)anʔ/
    (Zhengzhang): /*lenʔ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 演 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | yǎn |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ yen$^X$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*N-q(r)anʔ/ |
| English | flow out, extend |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 演 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 15277 |
| Phonetic component | 寅 |
| Rime group | 元 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 演 |
| Old Chinese | /*lenʔ/ |

### Definitions

演
* to develop; to evolve
    演變／演变 ― yǎnbiàn ― to develop
    演化 ― yǎnhuà ― to evolve
* to deduce
    推演 ― tuīyǎn ― deduce
    演算 ― yǎnsuàn ― to perform mathematical calculations
* to perform; to act; to put on
    表演 ― biǎoyǎn ― to perform
    演員／演员 ― yǎnyuán ― performer
* to drill; to practice; to exercise
    演練／演练 ― yǎnliàn ― to drill
    演習／演习 ― yǎnxí ― to do field practice
* a surname, Yan

#### Synonyms

* (to perform):
* 上演 (shàngyǎn)
* 上臺 / 上台 (shàngtái)
* 串 (literary, or in compounds)
* 做戲 / 做戏 (zuòxì)
* 出演 (chūyǎn)
* 奏 (zòu) (literary, or in compounds)
* 扮戲 / 扮戏 (bànxì)
* 搬戲 / 搬戏 (Hokkien)
* 操 (literary, or in compounds)
* 演出 (yǎnchū)
* 演唱 (yǎnchàng) (to perform a song)
* 演奏 (yǎnzòu)
* 演戲 / 演戏 (yǎnxì)
* 登臺 / 登台 (dēngtái)
* 耍 (shuǎ)
* 表演 (biǎoyǎn)

### Compounds

* 三國演義 / 三国演义 (Sānguó Yǎnyì)
* 上演 (shàngyǎn)
* 串演 (chuànyǎn)
* 主演 (zhǔyǎn)
* 公演 (gōngyǎn)
* 出演 (chūyǎn)
* 合演
* 導演 / 导演 (dǎoyǎn)
* 扮演 (bànyǎn)
* 推演 (tuīyǎn)
* 排演 (páiyǎn)
* 會演 / 会演 (huìyǎn)
* 演出 (yǎnchū)
* 演出單位 / 演出单位
* 演出地點 / 演出地点
* 演出本
* 演出者 (yǎnchūzhě)
* 演劇 / 演剧 (yǎnjù)
* 演化 (yǎnhuà)
* 演化支
* 演員 / 演员 (yǎnyuán)
* 演員陣容 / 演员阵容
* 演唱 (yǎnchàng)
* 演唱會 / 演唱会 (yǎnchànghuì)
* 演奏 (yǎnzòu)
* 演奏家 (yǎnzòujiā)
* 演奏者 (yǎnzòuzhě)
* 演戲 / 演戏 (yǎnxì)
* 演技 (yǎnjì)
* 演播 (yǎnbō)
* 演播室 (yǎnbōshì)
* 演替
* 演歌 (yǎngē)
* 演武 (yǎnwǔ)
* 演活
* 演示 (yǎnshì)
* 演算 (yǎnsuàn)
* 演練 / 演练 (yǎnliàn)
* 演繹 / 演绎 (yǎnyì)
* 演繹法 / 演绎法 (yǎnyìfǎ)
* 演義 / 演义
* 演義人員 / 演义人员
* 演義圈 / 演义圈
* 演義界 / 演义界
* 演習 / 演习 (yǎnxí)
* 演藝 / 演艺 (yǎnyì)
* 演說 / 演说 (yǎnshuō)
* 演說者 / 演说者 (yǎnshuōzhě)
* 演說術 / 演说术
* 演講 / 演讲 (yǎnjiǎng)
* 演講家 / 演讲家
* 演變 / 演变 (yǎnbiàn)
* 演進 / 演进 (yǎnjìn)
* 義演 / 义演 (yìyǎn)
* 臨時演員 / 临时演员 (línshí yǎnyuán)
* 表演 (biǎoyǎn)
* 講演 / 讲演 (jiǎngyǎn)
* 路演 (lùyǎn)
* 軍演 / 军演 (jūnyǎn)
* 重演 (chóngyǎn)
* 開演 / 开演 (kāiyǎn)
* 露演
* 預演 / 预演 (yùyǎn)
* 飾演 / 饰演 (shìyǎn)
* 首演 (shǒuyǎn)

### References

* “演”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
* Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A02298

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Fifth grade kyōiku kanji)
* do, perform
* act, play
* render
* stage

#### Readings

* Go-on: えん (en, Jōyō)
* Kan-on: えん (en, Jōyō)
* Kun: やる (yaru, 演る)、のべる (noberu, 演べる)

### Etymology

* Kanji in this term
* 演
* えん Grade: 5
* on'yomi
From Middle Chinese 演 (MC yenX).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ẽ̞ɴ]

### Affix

演(えん) • (en)
* develop; evolve
* practice; exercise
* perform; act; play
* speech; lecture; address

#### Derived terms

* 演(えん)じる (enjiru), 演(えん)ずる (enzuru)
* 演繹(えんえき) (en'eki)
* 演技(えんぎ) (engi)
* 演劇(えんげき) (engeki)
* 演算(えんざん) (enzan)
* 演習(えんしゅう) (enshū)
* 演出(えんしゅつ) (enshutsu)
* 演色(えんしょく) (enshoku): colour rendering
* 演説(えんぜつ) (enzetsu)
* 演奏(えんそう) (ensō)
* 名演(めいえん) (meien): great performance (of acting, music, etc)

## Korean
### Hanja

演 (eumhun 펼 연 (pyeol yeon))
* hanja form of 연 (“performance”)

## Vietnamese
### Han character

演: Hán Nôm readings: diễn, dăn, dạn, giỡn, rởn, dán, dợn, gián
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

#### References

* Nom Foundation