theatrical work (play, opera, TV series etc) / dramatic (change, increase etc) / acute / severe

= + : Zeus (ju) is making a big, serious (剧) drama (剧) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). A hermite crab (居) decided to move in in the toilet, but Zeus has to urgently use it. Zeus threatens that if the hermite crab doesn't get out voluntarily, he will force it out with a kitchen knife (刂).

剧 character breakdown

Kangxi radical 18 (刀[dao1]) as a vertical side element / see also 立刀旁[li4 dao1 pang2] / see also 側刀旁|侧刀旁[ce4 dao1 pang2]

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a kitchen knife. Don Quixote (d) is showing off his special knifes in front of the aorta (ao1). One is made from a dinosaur bone (丨), and the other is made from a crowbar (亅).
surname Ju
(archaic) sentence-final particle expressing a doubting attitude
to reside / to be (in a certain position) / to store up / to be at a standstill / residence / house / restaurant / classifier for bedrooms

= + : Mnemonic symbol: 寄居蟹, ji4ju1xie4, a hermite crab.

A ghost is haunting Zeus and the hermite crab in front of the space station. While the hermite crab is able to retreat into the cloister it uses as shell, Zeus can only float away in horror.

Characters with 剧 as component

剧 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 剧

to write a play / scenario / dramatist / screenwriter
Western opera / CL:場|场[chang3],齣|出[chu1]
bourgeois tragedy
to perform a play
Yangge opera, a rural form of theater
time travel series (on TV)
Cantonese opera
American TV series / abbr. for 美國電視劇|美国电视剧
soap opera (loanword)
Puzhou opera of Shanxi Province
variety of opera popular in southern Fujian and Taiwan
(Tw) street theater (esp. as a form of political expression)
American TV series (abbr. for 美國電視劇|美国电视剧[Mei3 guo2 dian4 shi4 ju4])
The Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber
political street theater (loanword from Zhivaya Gazeta, or Living Newspaper, Russian theater form of the 1920s)
Xiang opera (Hunan)
Shanghai opera
popular show (on TV or other media)

Sentences with 剧

剧 currently does not appear in any sentence.