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Chinese symbol for “acting”

演技
yǎn jì
acting; performing skills

The closest CC-CEDICT match for acting is 演技 (yǎn jì), defined as: acting; performing skills.

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
技 jì
ability, talent; skill, technique
radical 64 ⼿ · 7 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 演技.

WordPinyinMeaning
表演biǎo yǎnplay; show
导演 (導演)dǎo yǎnto direct; director (film etc)
演员 (演員)yǎn yuánactor; actress; performer
演出yǎn chūto act (in a play); to perform
演讲 (演講)yǎn jiǎngto give a lecture; to make a speech
扮演bàn yǎnto play the role of; to act
技术 (技術)jì shùtechnology; technique; skill; 门 (mén),种 (zhǒng),项 (xiàng)
科技kē jìscience and technology

See also: Japanese symbol for “acting”.

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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