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耍
Shuǎ
1. surname Shua
HSK 6 Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 9 strokes Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

耍
shuǎ
to play, to frolic, to amuse
HSK 6 9 丶

Compound Words (20)

嬉耍
xīshuǎ
to play
戏耍
xìshuǎ
to amuse oneself
玩耍
wánshuǎ
to enjoy oneself
耍子
shuǎzi
to play
耍宝
shuǎbǎo
to show off
耍弄
shuǎnòng
to play with
耍滑
shuǎhuá
to resort to tricks
耍泼
shuǎpō
(dialect) to make an unreasonable scene
耍猴
shuǎhóu
to get a monkey to perform tricks
耍赖
shuǎlài
to act shamelessly
耍钱
shuǎqián
to gamble
杂耍
záshuǎ
a sideshow
耍嘴皮
shuǎzuǐpí
to show off with clever talk
耍手腕
shuǎshǒuwàn
to play tricks
耍滑头
shuǎhuátóu
see [[耍滑<shuǎhuá>]]
耍无赖
shuǎwúlài
to act shamelessly
耍狮子
shuǎshīzi
to perform a lion dance
耍私情
shuǎsīqíng
the play of passions
耍坛子
shuǎtánzi
to perform a jar juggling and balancing act
耍脾气
shuǎpíqì
to go into a huff

Alternate Entries

耍
shuǎ
to play with / to wield / to act (cool etc) / to display (a skill, one's temper etc)
HSK 6

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,259
Word Frequency Rank
1,653 of 84,292

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