戏

xì

trick · drama

Radical: 戈 Strokes: 6 HSK 5

Structure: Left-rightFrequency: Common

Same radical

成战戒戎戈我戴截戚戮戟戍

Same radical

成战戒戎戈我戴截戚戮戟戍或戢戳

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Character Decomposition

戏=又+戈

Etymology

A hand 又 doing tricks with a spear 戈

Meanings

trick

drama

play

show

CL: chū, chǎng, tái

xì

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Words with 戏 436 total

large-scale Chinese opera · Beijing opera · major dramatic production (movie, TV series etc)大戏dà xì to watch a play · to watch passively (i.e. from the sidelines, from the crowd)看戏kàn xì child's play · trifling matter儿戏ér xì

Idioms with 戏 33 total Chain

to put on a rival show (idiom); to set oneself up against sb · to get into confrontation唱对台戏chàng duì tái xì lit. find a stage, put on a comedy (idiom); to join in the fun · to play along according to local conditions逢场作戏féng chǎng zuò xì