恶 è
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
恶作剧
èzuòjù
prank; practical joke
Characters in this word
作 zuò
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 乍 first time, for the first time, suddenly
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
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
- 他的恶作剧看似无害，却让同事错过了重要会议。 Tā de èzuòjù kàn sì wúhài, què ràng tóngshì cuòguò le zhòngyào huìyì. His prank seemed harmless, but it caused a colleague to miss an important meeting.
- 孩子们在门上放了一盆水，想搞个恶作剧。 Háizimen zài mén shang fàng le yì pén shuǐ, xiǎng gǎo ge èzuòjù. The children put a basin of water above the door, planning a prank.
- 愚人节那天，他和朋友玩了个恶作剧，大家笑了很久。 Yúrénjié nà tiān, tā hé péngyou wán le ge èzuòjù, dàjiā xiào le hěn jiǔ. On April Fools' Day he played a prank with his friends, and everyone laughed for a long time.
Related words
- 恶心 ěxin nauseous; disgusting
- 恶劣 èliè bad, vile
- 丑恶 chǒu'è ugly; vile; evil
- 恶 è evil; wicked; bad
- 恶化 èhuà to worsen; to deteriorate
- 恶性 èxìng malignant; vicious
- 恶意 èyì malice; malicious intent
- 可恶 kěwù hateful; odious
- 邪恶 xié'è evil; wicked
- 凶恶 xiōng'è vicious; ferocious; evil-looking
- 厌恶 yànwù to loathe; to detest
- 动作 dòngzuò movement, action