Keyword
to play
- to frolic
- to amuse
- Frequency
- #2438
- Strokes
- 9
Readings
shuǎ
Mnemonic
A woman 女 wearing a beard 而 for disguise
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
耍
to play with; to wield; to act (cool etc); to display (a skill, one's temper etc)
玩耍
to play (as children do); to amuse oneself
杂耍
a sideshow; vaudeville; juggling
耍赖
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
耍嘴皮子
to talk glibly; to talk big; to be all talk
耍弄
to play with; to engage in; to resort to; to dally with
耍猴
to get a monkey to perform tricks; to put on a monkey show; to make fun of sb; to tease
戏耍
to amuse oneself; to play with; to tease
耍无赖
to act shamelessly; to behave in a way that leaves others tut-tutting and shaking their heads in disapproval
耍脾气
to go into a huff
耍花招
to play tricks on sb
耍宝
to show off; to put on a show to amuse others
耍滑
to resort to tricks; to act in a slippery way; to try to evade (work, responsibility)
耍花样
to play tricks on sb
耍花枪
to play tricks; to dupe
耍贫嘴
(coll.) to wag one's tongue; to indulge in idle gossip and silly jokes; to chatter endlessly; to speak glibly
耍闹
to skylark; to play boisterously; to fool around
耍嘴皮
to show off with clever talk; big-headed; a smart-ass