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).

劇 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).
a wild boar / to fight

Characters with 劇 as component

劇 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 劇

tragedy / CL:齣|出[chu1]
drama / play / theater
practical joke / prank / to play a practical joke
tragedy / calamity / atrocity
rapid / sudden
tragic flaw (Aristotle's hamartia)
play in several acts / full-length drama
variant of 侗劇|侗剧[Dong4 ju4]
see 崑曲|昆曲[Kun1 qu3]
film and theater / screen and stage
cinema / movie theater

Sentences with 劇

劇 currently does not appear in any sentence.