戏

xì

theatrical play, show

How to write 戏, stroke by stroke

variant of 戏; trick; drama; play; show

Ideographic: A hand 又 doing tricks with a spear 戈

Made of 又 + 戈

游戏yóu xìgame; to play
把戏bǎ xìacrobatics; jugglery; trick; ploy
戏剧xì jùa drama; a play; theater; script of a play
演戏yǎn xìto put on a play; to perform; fig. to pretend; to feign
马戏团mǎ xì tuáncircus
没戏méi xì(coll.) not a chance; no way; hopeless
戏剧性xì jù xìngdramatic
戏弄xì nòngto play tricks on; to make fun of; to tease
戏院xì yuàntheater
拍戏pāi xìto shoot a movie
调戏tiáo xìto take liberties with a woman; to dally; to assail a woman with obscenities
游戏机yóu xì jīvideo game machine; video game console

这是个文字游戏。
zhè shì gè wén zì yóu xì 。
This is a pun.
他们不是在打架，而是在排练戏剧。
tā men bú shì zài dǎ jià ， ér shì zài pái liàn xì jù 。
They aren't quarreling, but are rehearsing a play.
这星期有没有好戏看？
zhè xīng qī yǒu méi yǒu hǎo xì kàn ？
Are there any good movies being shown this week?
我总觉得木偶戏有点吓人。
wǒ zǒng jué de mù ǒu xì yǒu diǎn xià rén 。
I always find puppet shows a bit creepy.
别让孩子们在马路中间嬉戏。
bié ràng hái zi men zài mǎ lù zhōng jiān xī xì 。
Don't let children play in the road.