戏(xì)

HSK 36 strokesTrad. 戲
Readingsxìhū

variant of 戏

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Character information

Pinyin
xì / hū
Meaning
variant of 戏
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
戲

Origin & structure

Where 戏 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰又戈

A hand 又 doing tricks with a spear 戈

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

又yòu戈gē

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 戏 step by step

6 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 戏

Common words using 戏 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

xì戏jù剧
HSK 5

a drama; a play; theater

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xì戏qǔ曲
HSK 6

Chinese opera

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chuàn串xì戏

to act in a play; (of an amateur) to play a part in a professional performa…

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jīng京xì戏

Beijing opera; CL:出

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zuò做xì戏

to act in a play; to put on a play

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ér儿xì戏

child's play

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qián前xì戏

foreplay

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chàng唱duì对tái台xì戏

to put on a rival show (idiom); to set oneself up against sb

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专世丰丽义乡乱争

From 戏’s common words

剧曲串京做儿前唱

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