| 1 | 演员 | 演員 | yǎn yuán | yan3 yuan2 | actor or actress; performer; Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 2 | 演出 | 演出 | yǎn chū | yan3 chu1 | to act (in a play); to perform; to put on (a performance); performance; concert; show; Classifiers: 场 | | |
| 3 | 演 | 演 | yǎn | yan3 | to develop; to evolve; to practice; to perform; to play; to act | | |
| 4 | 演奏 | 演奏 | yǎn zòu | yan3 zou4 | to perform on a musical instrument | | |
| 5 | 演变 | 演變 | yǎn biàn | yan3 bian4 | to develop; to evolve; development; evolution | | |
| 6 | 演化 | 演化 | yǎn huà | yan3 hua4 | to evolve; evolution | | |
| 7 | 演讲 | 演講 | yǎn jiǎng | yan3 jiang3 | lecture; to make a speech | | |
| 8 | 演唱 | 演唱 | yǎn chàng | yan3 chang4 | sung performance; to sing for an audience | | |
| 9 | 演绎 | 演繹 | yǎn yì | yan3 yi4 | performing arts; to dramatize historical events; novel or play on historical theme; (of a story etc) to unfold; to play out; to develop (a technique etc); to enact; (logic) to deduce; to infer | | |
| 10 | 演说 | 演說 | yǎn shuō | yan3 shuo1 | speech; to deliver a speech | | |
| 11 | 演戏 | 演戲 | yǎn xì | yan3 xi4 | to put on a play; to perform; fig. to pretend; to feign | | |
| 12 | 演习 | 演習 | yǎn xí | yan3 xi2 | maneuver; exercise; practice; to maneuver | | |
| 13 | 演艺人员 | 演藝人員 | yǎn yì rén yuán | yan3 yi4 ren2 yuan2 | entertainer; performer | | |
| 14 | 演艺圈 | 演藝圈 | yǎn yì quān | yan3 yi4 quan1 | show business | | |
| 15 | 演艺界 | 演藝界 | yǎn yì jiè | yan3 yi4 jie4 | performing arts circles; show business | | |
| 16 | 演绎法 | 演繹法 | yǎn yì fǎ | yan3 yi4 fa3 | deductive reasoning | | |
| 17 | 演员阵容 | 演員陣容 | yǎn yuán zhèn róng | yan3 yuan2 zhen4 rong2 | cast (of a movie etc); lineup of performers; troupe | | |
| 18 | 演奏会 | 演奏會 | yǎn zòu huì | yan3 zou4 hui4 | concert | | |
| 19 | 演武 | 演武 | yǎn wǔ | yan3 wu3 | arms drill; to practice martial arts | | |
| 20 | 演替 | 演替 | yǎn tì | yan3 ti4 | succession (of changes in an ecological community); naturally evolving sequence | | |
| 21 | 演算 | 演算 | yǎn suàn | yan3 suan4 | to calculate; to perform calculations | | |
| 22 | 演说者 | 演說者 | yǎn shuō zhě | yan3 shuo1 zhe3 | orator; speaker | | |
| 23 | 演奏者 | 演奏者 | yǎn zòu zhě | yan3 zou4 zhe3 | performer; musician | | |
| 24 | 演示文稿 | 演示文稿 | yǎn shì wén gǎo | yan3 shi4 wen2 gao3 | (PPT etc) presentation | | |
| 25 | 演示 | 演示 | yǎn shì | yan3 shi4 | to demonstrate; to show; presentation; demonstration | | |