theatrical work (play, opera, TV series etc); dramatic (change, increase etc); acute; severe

Radical: 刂 HSK 6 n, g pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

剧 decomposes into the following components:

Semantic component: ; phonetic component: .

Words containing 剧

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 剧.

丑剧
chǒu jù
absurd drama
京剧
jīng jù
Beijing opera
侗剧
dòng jù
Dong opera
刷剧
shuā jù
剧变
jù biàn
fast change of scene
剧团
jù tuán
theatrical troupe
剧场
jù chǎng
theater
剧坛
jù tán
the world of Chinese opera
剧增
jù zēng
dramatic increase
剧情
jù qíng
story line
剧本
jù běn
script for play, opera, movie etc
剧毒
jù dú
acute poison

Related characters (radical 刂)

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