耍 - shuǎ - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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9 strokes
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耍

shuǎ

Definition

to play with
to wield
to act (cool etc)
to display (a skill, one's temper etc)

Character Decomposition

Related words (27)

to play; to have fun

to show off; to put on a show to amuse others

耍廢

shuǎ fèi

(Tw) (slang) to pass time idly; to chill; to hang out

耍弄

shuǎ nòng

to play with; to engage in; to resort to; to dally with

耍潑

shuǎ pō

(dialect) to make an unreasonable scene

耍滑

shuǎ huá

to resort to tricks; to act in a slippery way; to try to evade (work, responsibility)

耍猴

shuǎ hóu

to get a monkey to perform tricks; to put on a monkey show; to make fun of sb; to tease

耍賴

shuǎ lài

to act shamelessly; to refuse to acknowledge that one has lost the game, or made a promise etc; to act dumb; to act as if sth never happened

to gamble

to show off with clever talk; big-headed; a smart-ass

耍罈子

shuǎ tán zi

to perform a jar juggling and balancing act

耍手腕

shuǎ shǒu wàn

to play tricks; to maneuver

耍無賴

shuǎ wú lài

to act shamelessly; to behave in a way that leaves others tut-tutting and shaking their heads in disapproval

see 耍滑

to perform a lion dance

耍私情

shuǎ sī qíng

the play of passions; carried away by passion (e.g. to commit a crime)

to go into a huff

to play tricks on sb

to play tricks on sb

(coll.) to wag one's tongue; to indulge in idle gossip and silly jokes; to chatter endlessly; to speak glibly

耍嘴皮子

shuǎ zuǐ pí zi

to talk glibly; to talk big; to be all talk

耍小聰明

shuǎ xiǎo cōng ming

to get smart; to resort to petty tricks

耍得團團轉

shuǎ de tuán tuán zhuàn

to fool; to dupe

to play

to amuse oneself; to play with; to tease

雜耍

zá shuǎ

a sideshow; vaudeville

玩耍

wán shuǎ

to play (as children do); to amuse oneself

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