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劇 = 豦 + 刂

劇 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “theatrical plays”. It is built from 豦 (a wild boar) and 刂 (knife).

Keyword
theatrical plays
Pinyin (Mandarin)
jù
Script
Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as
theatrical plays, opera, drama, драма, опера, театральные пьесы, opera, drama
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
劇 drama

Decomposition

ids

  1. 豦 a wild boar
  2. 刂 knife

How to find 劇 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “a wild boar” + “knife”. 劇 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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