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

to write a play / scenario / dramatist / screenwriter
stage play / modern drama / CL:臺|台[tai2],部[bu4]
serialized drama / dramatic series / show in parts
dance drama / ballet
variety of opera popular in southern Fujian and Taiwan
(Tw) street theater (esp. as a form of political expression)
Xieju opera (ballad and dancing monologue, popular in Sichuan)
fun and mockery
Shaoxing opera
becoming acute / to exacerbate
to watch a TV series etc regularly / to binge-watch
absurd drama / farce / disgraceful show
American TV series (abbr. for 美國電視劇|美国电视剧[Mei3 guo2 dian4 shi4 ju4])
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

Sentences with 劇

劇 currently does not appear in any sentence.