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CHINESE CHARACTER

xì

戏

戏

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play

Numbered pinyin
xi4
English meanings
drama, play, show

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 又; right 戈.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰又戈

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    kàn看xì戏。

    Watch a play.

  2. 02

    yǎnxì演戏。

    Act.

  3. 03

    yī一chū出xì戏。

    A play.

  4. 04

    chàng唱xì戏。

    Opera singing.

  5. 05

    xì戏tái台。

    A stage.

  6. 06

    zuò做xì戏。

    Put on a show.

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