奢(shē)

HSK 7-911 strokes

extravagant

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Character information

Pinyin
shē
Meaning
extravagant
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 奢 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱大者

In this compound, the meaning comes from 大 (big); 者 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

大dà者zhě

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 奢 step by step

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

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Words with 奢

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

shē奢chǐ侈
HSK 7-9

luxurious; extravagant

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shē奢wàng望
HSK 7-9

an extravagant hope; to have excessive expectations

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wǔ伍shē奢

Wu She (–522 BC), father of Wu Zixu 伍子胥[Wu3 Zi3 xu1], official of the state…

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shē奢qiú求

to make extravagant demands

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shē奢huá华

luxurious

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shē奢mí靡

extravagant

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shē奢chǐ侈pǐn品

luxury item

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qióng穷shē奢jí极chǐ侈

extravagant in the extreme (idiom)

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侈望伍求华靡品穷

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