劇 (kek6 | ju4) : theatrical work; acute

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劇

kek6

ju4

[1] [n] theatrical work; drama; play; opera
[2] [adj] acute; sharp; severe; intense

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Stroke count: 15

Level: 2

Radical: 刀 (#18)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

劇 / 剧

This word has been viewed 11907 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 4th Jul 2011 04:42

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劇院 kek6 jyun6*2 ju4 yuan4 = playhouse

粵劇 jyut6 kek6 yue4 ju4 = Cantonese opera

悲劇 bei1 kek6 bei1 ju4 = tragedy

戲劇 hei3 kek6 xi4 ju4 = drama; play; theatre

京劇 ging1 kek6 jing1 ju4 = Beijing (Peking) Opera

劇團 kek6 tyun4 ju4 tuan2 = theatrical troupe

劇場 kek6 coeng4 ju4 chang3 = theatre

劇本 kek6 bun2 ju4 ben3 = drama; opera; play; script; libretti

劇烈 kek6 lit6 ju4 lie4 = violent; fierce; severe; acute

加劇 gaa1 kek6 jia1 ju4 = to aggravate; to intensify
See all 66 compounds (CantoDict reports 67 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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Decimal representation of this word: 劇
Unicode code for this character: U+5287 (off-site link)

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