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6 strokes17 strokes
Character #628 · The First 1000

xì

a play

trick; drama; play; show

Strokes
617
TraditionalSimplified
戲 戏
Poster cell
L23
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • yóuxì game
  • xìjù a drama
  • xìqǔ Chinese opera
  • yǎnxì to put on a play
  • mǎxì circus
  • pāixì to shoot a movie
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 戏戲

Write 戏戲 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, xì, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

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Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell L23 · 28 × 36 grid

戏戲 is #628 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 戏 mean in English?
戏 (xì) means "a play": trick; drama; play; show.
How do you pronounce 戏?
戏 is pronounced xì in pinyin, with the fourth (falling) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄒㄧˋ.
How many strokes does 戏 have?
The simplified form, 戏, has 6 strokes. The traditional form, 戲, has 17.
What is the traditional form of 戏?
The traditional form of 戏 is 戲. 戏 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 戲 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
What are common words with 戏?
Common words that use 戏 include 游戏 (yóuxì, game), 戏剧 (xìjù, a drama), 戏曲 (xìqǔ, Chinese opera), 演戏 (yǎnxì, to put on a play).
How common is 戏?
戏 is number 628 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell L23 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.