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耍

shuǎ

HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 6

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

shuǎ · saa2 (Jyutping)

  1. to play with
  2. to wield
  3. to act (cool etc)
  4. to display (a skill, one's temper etc)
  5. surname Shua

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

耍

Meaning
frolic, play, amuse, play with
Radical
而
Strokes
9
Components
⿱而女
Cangjie
MBV
Four-corner
1040.4

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