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劇
简 剧 · 繁 劇Mandarin · pinyin jù
Meanings
- theatrical work (play, opera, TV series etc)
- dramatic (change, increase etc)
- acute
- severe
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4 · ju4
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
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- theatrical work; play; opera; drama (Classifier: 部 m; 套 c)
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) many; diverse; numerous
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) great; powerful
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) severe; acute; intense
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) hard; difficult
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) fortress; stronghold
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) fast; rapid
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to play and joke
- 76th tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "aggravation" (𝍑)
- a surname, Ju
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