耍
to play with; to wield; to act (cool etc); to display (a skill, one's temper etc)
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Dict coverage rank #1,923 U+800D
How 耍 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A woman 女 wearing a beard 而 for disguise
How to remember it
mess around · Heisig RSH #2231
女 woman + comb
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 耍
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 关公面前耍大刀 | Guān gōng miàn qián shuǎ dà dāo | lit. to wield the broadsword in the presence of Lord Guan (idiom); fig. to make a fool of … |
| 耍嘴皮子 | shuǎ zuǐ pí zi | to talk glibly; to talk big; to be all talk |
| 耍得团团转 | shuǎ de tuán tuán zhuàn | to fool; to dupe |
| 耍嘴皮 | shuǎ zuǐ pí | to show off with clever talk; big-headed; a smart-ass |
| 耍花枪 | shuǎ huā qiāng | to play tricks; to dupe |
| 耍花招 | shuǎ huā zhāo | to play tricks on sb |
| 耍滑头 | shuǎ huá tóu | see 耍滑[shua3 hua2] |
| 耍花样 | shuǎ huā yàng | to play tricks on sb |
| 耍私情 | shuǎ sī qíng | the play of passions; carried away by passion (e.g. to commit a crime) |
| 耍子 | shuǎ zi | to play; to have fun |
| 耍贫嘴 | shuǎ pín zuǐ | (coll.) to wag one's tongue; to indulge in idle gossip and silly jokes; to chatter endless… |
| 耍笔杆 | shuǎ bǐ gǎn | to craft facile prose; to play around with words |
| 耍无赖 | shuǎ wú lài | to act shamelessly; to behave in a way that leaves others tut-tutting and shaking their he… |
| 耍小聪明 | shuǎ xiǎo cōng ming | to get smart; to resort to petty tricks |
| 耍宝 | shuǎ bǎo | to show off; to put on a show to amuse others |
| 耍钱 | shuǎ qián | (coll.) to gamble |
| 耍狮子 | shuǎ shī zi | to perform a lion dance |
| 耍坛子 | shuǎ tán zi | to perform a jar juggling and balancing act |
| 杂耍 | zá shuǎ | a sideshow; vaudeville; juggling |
| 戏耍 | xì shuǎ | to amuse oneself; to play with; to tease |