劇 (jù)

drama/play/opera

How 劇 is written

Strokes: 15
Radical: 虍 — tiger stripes
Traditional: 劇
Simplified: 剧

Components

虍 tiger stripes
豕 pig
刂 knife

Common words using 劇

劇情 jùqíng: story line; plot
喜劇 xǐjù: comedy; CL:部[bu4],出[chu1]
悲劇 bēijù: tragedy; CL:出[chu1]
電視劇 diànshìjù: TV play; soap opera; CL:部[bu4]
京劇 jīngjù: Beijing opera; CL:場|场[chang3],出[chu1]
偶像劇 ǒuxiàngjù: idol drama; drama series in which the actors are chosen for their pre-existing popularity with young viewers
劇場 jùchǎng: theater; CL:個|个[ge4]
劇本 jùběn: script for play, opera, movie etc; screenplay; scenario
劇烈 jùliè: violent; acute; severe
劇照 jùzhào: still pose (in stage work); stage photo
劇痛 jùtòng: acute pain; sharp pain; twinge
劇組 jùzǔ: cast and crew; performers and production team

劇 in a sentence

最近有一部韓劇非常受歡迎。

Zuìjìn yǒu yí bù Hánjù fēicháng shòu huānyíng.

“Recently, there is a Korean drama that is very popular.”

How common is 劇?

劇 is the 907th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 87.5% of all running text.

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