戏 xì
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 戈 — spear, lance, halberd
- Made of
- 又 and, also, again, in addition 戈 spear, lance, halberd
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
戏剧
xìjù
drama; theater
Characters in this word
剧 jù
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
- Made of
- 居 to live, to reside 刂 knife
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 我喜欢戏剧。 Wǒ xǐhuan xìjù. I like theater.
- 戏剧课很有趣。 Xìjù kè hěn yǒuqù. Drama class is very interesting.
- 他学戏剧。 Tā xué xìjù. He studies drama.