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Characters, words, pinyin or English

戏 xì play

play; drama; show

How to remember 戏: 又 again + 戈 dagger = play. Again and again his hand trembles around a cardboard dagger as the shy boy steps on stage for the school play.

  • 1,033. most frequent character
  • HSK 3
  • 6 strokes
  • Radical 戈

Component breakdown

戏 = 又 again + 戈 dagger

  • 又 again
  • 戈 dagger
The Gushi story

Again and again his hand trembles around a cardboard dagger as the shy boy steps on stage for the school play.

How it is used

  • Drama/theatrical performance - 京戏/戏剧 (xìjù, drama), 戏曲 (xìqǔ) traditional Chinese opera.
  • 游戏 (yóuxì) is 'game' (including video games) - the sense of play, not seriousness.
  • 唱戏 (chàngxì) is to perform opera; 看戏 (kànxì) to watch a play.
  • Figuratively 有戏/没戏 (yǒuxì/méixì) = there's a chance / no chance of success.

Words with 戏

Example sentences

  • 喜欢玩游戏是孩子的天性。 Xǐhuan wánr yóuxì shì háizi de tiānxìng.A fondness for playing games is in the nature of children.