戏 xì, hū — play; drama; opera; theater; show; performance; theatrical work

戏
xì hū

Level 1 · Common HSK 3 #584

Traditional: 戲 Variant: 戯

xì xi4

Basic definition

noun
  1. play; drama; opera; theater; show; performance; theatrical work e.g 戏剧戏曲演戏
  2. game; play; sport; magic trick; prank; joke; amusement e.g 游戏嬉戏儿戏
verb
  1. to play; to tease; to joke; to amuse oneself; to trifle with; to make fun of e.g 戏弄戏耍戏谑

Detailed explanation

noun
  1. (形声。从戈。䖒( xī)声。本义:一种兵器)
  2. weapon
  3. flag
  4. side wing
  5. play;sport e.g 散戏猴戏游戏排戏配戏 戏场 · 扮戏
  6. drama;play e.g 京戏黄梅戏 戏提调 · 戏面 · 戏头
  7. game
  8. 姓
verb
  1. wrestle
  2. make fun of e.g 戏说 戏辱 · 戏妇
  3. play e.g 戏适 · 戏娱

hū hu1

Basic definition

  1. interjection (in 於戏 wūhū) alas; O; oh (archaic interjection) e.g 於戏

Detailed explanation

  1. 戯、戲 hū
  2. ——“於戏”( wūhū):同“呜呼”( wūhū)

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