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耍
shuǎ
1. to play with
2. to wield
3. to act (cool etc)
4. to display (a skill, one's temper etc)
HSK 6 Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 9 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

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

Compound Words (20)

杂耍
záshuǎ
a sideshow
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
嬉耍
xīshuǎ
to play
耍花招
shuǎhuāzhāo
to play tricks on sb
耍花样
shuǎhuāyàng
to play tricks on sb
耍无赖
shuǎwúlài
to act shamelessly
耍贫嘴
shuǎpínzuǐ
(coll.) to wag one's tongue
耍狮子
shuǎshīzi
to perform a lion dance
耍嘴皮
shuǎzuǐpí
to show off with clever talk
耍脾气
shuǎpíqì
to go into a huff
耍手腕
shuǎshǒuwàn
to play tricks

Alternate Entries

耍
Shuǎ
surname Shua
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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