演

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See also: 縯
演 U+6F14, 演
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6F14
← 漓
 		CJK Unified Ideographs 漕 →

Translingual

Stroke order
14 strokes

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 33186, 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

simp. and trad.
 演
2nd round simp. 𰛑
alternative forms 𤀋

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (寅) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
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

Note:
  • ing5 - Chaozhou, Shantou;
  • êng5 - Jieyang.
  • Dialectal data
Variety Location 演
Mandarin Beijing /ian²¹⁴/
Harbin /ian²¹³/
Tianjin /ian¹³/
Jinan /iã⁵⁵/
Qingdao /iã⁵⁵/
Zhengzhou /ian⁵³/
Xi'an /iã⁵³/
Xining /iã⁵³/
Yinchuan /ian⁵³/
Lanzhou /iɛ̃n⁴⁴²/
Ürümqi /ian⁵¹/
Wuhan /iɛn⁴²/
Chengdu /ian⁵³/
Guiyang /ian⁴²/
Kunming /iɛ̃⁵³/
Nanjing /ien²¹²/
Hefei /iĩ²⁴/
Jin Taiyuan /ie⁵³/
Pingyao /ie̞⁵³/
Hohhot /ie⁵³/
Wu Shanghai /i³⁵/
Suzhou /iɪ⁵¹/
Hangzhou /ʔiẽ̞⁵³/
Wenzhou /ji³⁵/
Hui Shexian /ie³⁵/
Tunxi /iɛ³¹/
Xiang Changsha /iẽ⁴¹/
Xiangtan /iẽ⁴²/
Gan Nanchang /iɛn²¹³/
Hakka Meixian /ian⁴⁴/
Taoyuan /ʒen²⁴/
Cantonese Guangzhou /jin³⁵/
Nanning /jim³⁵/
Hong Kong /jin³⁵/
Min Xiamen (Hokkien) /ian⁵³/
Fuzhou (Eastern Min) /ieŋ³²/
Jian'ou (Northern Min) /eiŋ²¹/
Shantou (Teochew) /iŋ⁵⁵/
Haikou (Hainanese) /zin³¹/
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 		/jiᴇnX/
Pan
Wuyun 		/jiɛnX/
Shao
Rongfen 		/jænX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/jianX/
Li
Rong 		/iɛnX/
Wang
Li 		/jĭɛnX/
Bernard
Karlgren 		/i̯ɛnX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		yǎn
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		jin5
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 演
Reading # 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		yǎn
Middle
Chinese 		‹ yenX ›
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. * 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

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

Synonyms

  • (to perform):

Compounds

References

Japanese

Kanji

演

(grade 5 “Kyōiku” kanji)

  1. do, perform
  2. act, play
  3. render
  4. stage

Readings

Etymology

Kanji in this term
演
えん
Grade: 5
on’yomi

From Middle Chinese 演 (MC yenX).

Pronunciation

Affix

演(えん) • (en) 

  1. develop; evolve
  2. practice; exercise
  3. perform; act; play
  4. speech; lecture; address

Derived terms

Compounds

Korean

Hanja

演 (eumhun 펼 연 (pyeol yeon))

  1. Hanja form? of 연 (“performance”).

Vietnamese

Han character

演: Hán Nôm readings: diễn, dăn, dạn, giỡn, rởn, dán, dợn, gián

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References

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