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戏 (xì): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 5

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2.

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3.

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戏

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4.

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5.

How to Use 戏

Words Related to Drama, Play, and Performance

The character 戏 (xì) appears in words that refer to theatrical performances, staged plays, or forms of entertainment.

游戏 • yóu xì • game • HSK 3

HSK 3

6.

Example Sentences

Jīn今

wǎn晚

jù剧

yuàn院

shàng上

yǎn演

yī

Information

Pinyinxì

Meaningplay, drama, performance

Strokes6

Radical戈

Traditional戲

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#479

Zhuyinㄒㄧˋ

UnicodeU+620F

CangjieEIMI

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A person (又) plays with a tiger (虍) and a drum (豆) — originally meaning a military game or performance, now meaning to play or drama.

yóu游

xì戏

game

戏剧 • xì jù • play; theatre; script • HSK 5

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xì戏

jù剧

play; theatre; script

戏曲 • xì qǔ • Chinese opera • HSK 3.0 · L6

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xì戏

qǔ曲

Chinese opera

一

chū出

xīn新

xì戏

。

A new play is being performed at the theater tonight.

tā她

xǐ喜

huan欢

kàn看

xì戏

jù剧

biǎo表

yǎn演

。

She enjoys watching drama performances.

hái孩

zi子

men们

zài在

wán玩

diàn电

zǐ子

yóu游

xì戏

。

The children are playing video games.

Hǎi海

tún豚

zài在

shuǐ水

zhōng中

kuài快

lè乐

de地

xī嬉

xì戏

。

Dolphins frolic happily in the water.

Zhè这

cì次

kǎo考

shì试

tā他

kěn肯

dìng定

méi没

xì戏

。

He definitely has no chance in this exam.

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拼pīnto join together; to piece together
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Characters pronounced "xi".

兮xīexclamatory particle
汐xīnight tides, evening ebb tide
檄xícall arms; urgency
嘻xīmirthful, happy; interjection
蜥xīlizard
徙xǐto move, to change one's residence

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Characters with radical "戈".

戌xū11th terrestrial branch
戮lùkill, massacre; oppress
戍shùdefend borders, guard frontiers
戊wù5th heavenly stem
戎róngarms, armaments; military affair
戈gēdagger-axe (ancient Chinese weapon)

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