Phonosemantic compound. 大 represents the meaning and 者 represents the sound.
Components
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Historical Evolution
奢
Bronze
Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
奢
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
奢
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
奢
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
奢
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
奢
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
奢
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
奢
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
奢
Regular
Modern
Chinese
奢 [shē]
extravagant
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (29)
奢侈 [shēchǐ] #9,627
luxurious
奢华 [shēhuá] #11,964
luxurious
奢华 [shēhuá] #11,964
luxurious
奢望 [shēwàng] #13,756
an extravagant hope
奢侈品 [shēchǐpǐn] #18,136
luxury good
奢求 [shēqiú] #21,184
to make extravagant demands
奢靡 [shēmí] #54,310
extravagant
骄奢淫逸 [jiāoshēyínyì] #48,082
extravagant and dissipated
骄奢淫逸 [jiāoshēyínyì] #48,082
extravagant and dissipated
穷奢极欲 [qióngshējíyù] #54,223
to indulge in a life of luxury (idiom); extreme extravagance
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JAPANESE WORDS (9)
華奢 [きゃしゃ] #6,034
dainty
⭐ 奢る [おごる] #9,908
to treat (someone) to (something)
豪奢 [ごうしゃ] #11,616
luxurious
奢り [おごり] #27,060
luxury
奢侈 [しゃし] #62,141
luxury
驕奢 [きょうしゃ] #111,903
luxury
おごる平家は久しからず [おごるへいけはひさしからず] #206,847
pride goes before a fall
おごる平家久しからず [おごるへいけひさしからず]
pride goes before a fall
奢侈品 [しゃしひん]
luxury item