耍

shuǎ

frolic, play, amuse, play with

How to write 耍, stroke by stroke

surname Shua; to play with; to wield; to act (cool etc); to display (a skill, one's temper etc)

Ideographic: A woman 女 wearing a beard 而 for disguise

Made of 而 + 女

玩耍wán shuǎto play (as children do); to amuse oneself
耍花招shuǎ huā zhāoto play tricks on sb
耍花样shuǎ huā yàngto play tricks on sb
杂耍zá shuǎa sideshow; vaudeville; juggling
耍赖shuǎ làito act shamelessly; to refuse to acknowledge that one has lost the game, or made a promise etc; to act dumb; to act as if sth never happened
耍嘴皮子shuǎ zuǐ pí zito talk glibly; to talk big; to be all talk
戏耍xì shuǎto amuse oneself; to play with; to tease
耍嘴皮shuǎ zuǐ píto show off with clever talk; big-headed; a smart-ass
耍子shuǎ zito play; to have fun
耍宝shuǎ bǎoto show off; to put on a show to amuse others
耍废shuǎ fèi(Tw) (slang) to pass time idly; to chill; to hang out
耍弄shuǎ nòngto play with; to engage in; to resort to; to dally with

我们看着这孩子玩耍。
wǒ men kàn zhe zhè hái zi wán shuǎ 。
We were watching the child at play.
你是想耍我吗？
nǐ shì xiǎng shuǎ wǒ ma ？
Are you trying to make a fool of me?
别让他们耍了你。
bié ràng tā men shuǎ le nǐ 。
Don't let them fool you.
你没打算耍我，对吧？
nǐ méi dǎ suàn shuǎ wǒ ， duì ba ？
You're not trying to trick me, are you?
我们被耍了。
wǒ men bèi shuǎ le 。
We've been tricked.