演绎 Traditional form: 演繹 Pinyin (reading): yǎnyì Definitions: (of a story etc) to unfold; to play out to develop (a technique etc) to enact (logic) to deduce; to infer Characters: 演 - to perform, to act, to put on a play 绎 - to unravel; to interpret Traditional characters: 演 - to perform, to act, to put on a play 繹 - to unravel; to interpret