劇
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剧
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Phonosemantic compound. 刂 represents the meaning and 豦 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (劇)
Simplified (剧)
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Historical Evolution
劇
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
劇
Regular
Modern
Chinese
剧 / 劇 [jù]
theatrical work (play, opera, TV series etc); dramatic (change, increase etc); acute; severe
Japanese
noun
- drama; play
- powerful drug (abbr of 劇薬)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (102)
剧本 [jùběn] #2,411
script for play, opera, movie etc
悲剧 [bēijù] #3,184
tragedy
电视剧 [diànshìjù] #4,876
TV play
喜剧 [xǐjù] #2,813
comedy
戏剧 [xìjù] #4,213
drama
剧院 [jùyuàn] #3,545
theater
剧情 [jùqíng] #8,264
story line
编剧 [biānjù] #5,602
to write a play
剧组 [jùzǔ] #8,320
cast and crew
剧场 [jùchǎng] #5,674
theater
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JAPANESE WORDS (149)
⭐ 激しい [はげしい] #783
violent
⭐ 悲劇 [ひげき] #4,914
tragedy
⭐ 急激 [きゅうげき] #4,974
sudden
⭐ 劇的 [げきてき] #7,927
dramatic
激痛 [げきつう] #8,407
sharp pain
⭐ 劇場 [げきじょう] #9,544
theatre
⭐ 演劇 [えんげき] #10,118
drama
惨劇 [さんげき] #13,932
tragedy
⭐ 激戦 [げきせん] #17,011
fierce battle
演劇部 [えんげきぶ] #17,342
drama club (e.g. at school)
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