剧
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jù · theatrical plays, opera, drama

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Character anatomy

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

10Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

刂Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 剧

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jùWords pronounced jù
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Example sentences

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Zài qù jù yuàn de lùshang, wǒ kàn dào le yì qǐ chē huò.在去剧院的路上,我看到了一起车祸。

On my way to the theater I saw a traffic accident.

Source: Tatoeba #1695571 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jù chǎng lǐ yǒng chū yí dà qún rén.剧场里涌出一大群人。

A stream of people came out of the theater.

Source: Tatoeba #13048175 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā men bú shì zài dǎ jià, ér shì zài pái liàn xì jù.他们不是在打架,而是在排练戏剧。

They aren't quarreling, but are rehearsing a play.

Source: Tatoeba #2045075 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè jiāng shì yí gè kě pà de bēi jù.这将是一个可怕的悲剧。

This would be a terrible tragedy.

Source: Tatoeba #727361 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Kǒng yī sī lán shì gè zhèng zài jiā jù de wèn tí.恐伊斯兰是个正在加剧的问题。

Islamophobia is a problem that's on the rise.

Source: Tatoeba #9964332 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jīn tiān wǒ kàn le yì chǎng yǎn chū, jù běn shì wǒ de yí gè péng yǒu xiě de.今天我看了一场演出,剧本是我的一个朋友写的。

Today, I watched a play written by a friend of mine.

Source: Tatoeba #13893814 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 剧 in context

  1. Say jù, then recall the core meaning: theatrical plays, opera, drama.
  2. Write all 10 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 电视剧 (diàn shì jù), meaning “TV series”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 剧 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.