CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- ju4
- English meanings
- theatrical work (play, opera, TV series etc), dramatic (change, increase etc), acute, severe
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 居; right 刂.
Meaning & sound clues
刂 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “knife”.
居 is identified as the sound component (jū). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 剧.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
lift
all; complete
tool; possess
sentence
measure word (events)
reside; live; occupy
huge; gigantic
fear; dread
refuse; reject
detain; restrain
according to
tangerine
dejected
torch
square; rule
gather
chrysanthemum
be apart/away from
mend with staples
mend with staples
variant of 鋦|锔[ju1]
bow; rear
Example sentences
Read the Chinese sentence, then check its English translation.
- 01
A TV series.
- 02
A play.
- 03
Drama.
- 04
The plot.
- 05
A drama.
- 06
Good TV series.
Related words
Explore words connected to this character.
- 京剧
- 剧团
- 剧场
- 剧情
- 剧本
- 剧烈
- 剧目
- 剧组
- 剧院
- 加剧
- 喜剧
- 急剧
- 悲剧
- 戏剧
- 歌剧
- 电视剧
- 编剧
- 话剧
- 连续剧