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Animated Stroke Order 剧

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 剧 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 剧

剧 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

剧

居jū · reside

刂dāo · knife

剧=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 剧

剧 handwriting practice worksheet preview

5.

How to Use 剧

Theatrical works and venues

The character 剧 refers to a theatrical performance or play.

京剧 • jīng jù • Beijing opera • HSK 4

HSK 4

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 剧

剧院 • jù yuàn • theater

HSK 3.0 · L4

jù剧

yuàn院

7.

Example Sentences

tā她

zhèng正

zài在

pái排

liàn练

yī一

bù

Information

Pinyinjù

Meaningdrama, play, theatrical performance

Strokes10

Radical刂

Traditional劇

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#720

Zhuyinㄐㄩˋ

UnicodeU+5267

CangjieSRILN

居jū · reside

+刂dāo · knife

jīng京

jù剧

Beijing opera

话剧 • huà jù • stage play • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

huà话

jù剧

stage play

喜剧 • xǐ jù • comedy • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

xǐ喜

jù剧

comedy

Intensity or abruptness

The character 剧 indicates a high degree or sudden change in state.

剧烈 • jù liè • violent; acute; severe • HSK 6

HSK 6

jù剧

liè烈

violent; acute; severe

加剧 • jiā jù • aggravate; intensify; exacerbate • HSK 6

HSK 6

jiā加

jù剧

aggravate; intensify; exacerbate

急剧 • jí jù • rapid; sharp; sudden • HSK 6

HSK 6

jí急

jù剧

rapid; sharp; sudden

theater

电视剧 • diàn shì jù • TV series

HSK 3.0 · L4

diàn电

shì视

jù剧

TV series

剧场 • jù chǎng • theater

HSK 3.0 · L5

jù剧

chǎng场

theater

戏剧 • xì jù • play; theatre; script

HSK 5

xì戏

jù剧

play; theatre; script

剧本 • jù běn • play; script

HSK 6

jù剧

běn本

play; script

悲剧 • bēi jù • tragedy

HSK 3.0 · L6

bēi悲

jù剧

tragedy

部

xīn新

jù剧

。

She is rehearsing a new play.

wǒ我

měi每

tiān天

wǎn晚

shàng上

dōu都

kàn看

diàn电

shì视

jù剧

。

I watch TV dramas every evening.

yùn运

dòng动

hòu后

wǒ我

gǎn感

dào到

jù剧

liè烈

téng疼

tòng痛

。

I felt intense pain after exercising.

Zhè这

chǎng场

yǎ哑

jù剧

tōng通

guò过

dòng动

zuò作

hé和

biǎo表

qíng情

dǎ打

dòng动

le了

guān观

zhòng众

。

This mime performance moved the audience through gestures and expressions.

zhè这

bù部

xǐ喜

jù剧

diàn电

yǐng影

hěn很

yǒu有

qù趣

。

This comedy movie is very interesting.

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狙jūan ape, monkey; to spy, watch for; to lie
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苣jùkind of lettuce
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Characters with radical "刂".

刽guìamputate, cut off
剐guǎcut, cut flesh from bones
剿jiǎodestroy, exterminate, annihilate
剽piāorob, plunder; slice off; fast
剥bāoto peel, to skin, to strip off
刑xíngpunishment, penalty

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