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Chinese symbol for “act”

演出
yǎn chū
to act (in a play); to perform; to put on (a performance); performance

The closest CC-CEDICT match for act is 演出 (yǎn chū), defined as: to act (in a play); to perform; to put on (a performance); performance; concert; show.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

演 yǎn
to perform, to act, to put on a play
radical 85 ⽔ · 14 strokes
出 chū
to go out, to send out; stand; produce
radical 17 ⼐ · 5 strokes

Other Chinese words for “act”

WordPinyinMeaning
举动 (舉動)jǔ dòngact; action
饰演 (飾演)shì yǎnto act; to play a part
举措 (舉措)jǔ cuòmove; act; measure
表演biǎo yǎnplay; show
动作 (動作)dòng zuòmovement; motion; action; to act; to move

Related words

Other words that share a character with 演出.

WordPinyinMeaning
表演biǎo yǎnplay; show
导演 (導演)dǎo yǎnto direct; director (film etc)
演员 (演員)yǎn yuánactor; actress; performer
演讲 (演講)yǎn jiǎngto give a lecture; to make a speech
扮演bàn yǎnto play the role of; to act
出现 (出現)chū xiànto appear; to arise; to emerge; to show up
出来 (出來)chū láito come out; to appear
提出tí chūto raise (an issue); to propose

See also: Japanese symbol for “act”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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