# 戲

| 戲 | U+6232, &#25138; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6232 |
| ← 戱 [U+6231] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 戳 → [U+6233] |

## Translingual

| Traditional | 戲 |
| Shinjitai | 戯 |
| Simplified | 戏 |

### Han character

戲 (Kangxi radical 62, 戈+13, 17 strokes, cangjie input 卜廿戈 (YTI), four-corner 2325$_0$, composition ⿰䖒戈)

#### Derived characters

* 嚱, 㚀, 巇, 𢹍, 𤃪, 㺣, 隵, 𣟵, 㸍, 𧕆, 𫍔, 𧲘, 𣤴, 𭗲, 𢋼, 𬑁

### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 414, character 23
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 11681
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1413, character 13
* Unihan data for U+6232

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

* Historical forms of the character 戲
* Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
* Small seal script
| | Old Chinese |
| 唬 | *qʰraːs, *kʷraːɡ |
| 戲 | *qʰral, *qʰrals, *qʰaː |
| 巇 | *qʰra |
| 隵 | *qʰra |
| 嚱 | *qʰras |
| 盧 | *b·raː |
| 鑪 | *raː |
| 壚 | *raː |
| 籚 | *raː |
| 蘆 | *raː, *ra |
| 顱 | *b·raː |
| 髗 | *b·raː |
| 鱸 | *raː |
| 攎 | *raː |
| 櫨 | *raː |
| 轤 | *raː |
| 黸 | *raː |
| 獹 | *raː |
| 鸕 | *raː |
| 艫 | *raː |
| 纑 | *raː |
| 瀘 | *raː |
| 瓐 | *raː |
| 爐 | *raː |
| 嚧 | *raː |
| 矑 | *b·raː |
| 罏 | *raː |
| 蠦 | *raː |
| 虜 | *raːʔ |
| 擄 | *raːʔ |
| 艣 | *raːʔ |
| 鐪 | *raːʔ |
| 虖 | *qʰaː, *qʰʷa, *qʰaː, *qʰʷa |
| 虍 | *qʰaː |
| 雐 | *qʰʷlaː |
| 虎 | *qʰlaːʔ |
| 琥 | *qʰlaːʔ |
| 萀 | *qʰlaːʔ |
| 臚 | *b·ra |
| 廬 | *ra |
| 驢 | *b·ra |
| 藘 | *ra |
| 爈 | *ra, *ras |
| 櫖 | *ra, *ras |
| 儢 | *raʔ |
| 慮 | *ras |
| 勴 | *ras |
| 鑢 | *ras |
| 濾 | *ras |
| 攄 | *r̥ʰa |
| 處 | *kʰljaʔ, *kʰljas |
| 豦 | *kas, *ɡa |
| 據 | *kas |
| 鐻 | *kas, *ɡa, *ɡaʔ |
| 澽 | *kas, *ɡas |
| 虛 | *kʰa, *qʰa |
| 墟 | *kʰa |
| 懅 | *ɡa |
| 蘧 | *ɡa, *ɡʷa |
| 籧 | *ɡa |
| 醵 | *ɡa, *ɡas, *ɡaɡ |
| 璩 | *ɡa |
| 虡 | *ɡaʔ |
| 遽 | *ɡas |
| 勮 | *ɡas |
| 噓 | *qʰa, *qʰas |
| 驉 | *qʰa |
| 歔 | *qʰa |
| 魖 | *qʰa |
| 膚 | *pla |
| 虧 | *kʰʷral |
| 噱 | *ɡaɡ |
| 臄 | *ɡaɡ |
| 劇 | *ɡaɡ |
| 諕 | *qʰʷraːɡ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *qʰral, *qʰrals, *qʰaː): phonetic 䖒 (xī) + semantic 戈 (“halberd”), originally referring to the wing or flank of an army.

### Etymology

Cognate with 嘕 (OC *qʰran, “to laugh”), Tibetan ཀྱལ་ཀ (kyal ka, “joke; jest; trick”), Mizo khâl (“to play with”), Mizo inkhêl (“to gamble; to play”) (Schuessler, 2007).

### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): xì (xi$^4$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˋ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): xi$^4$
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): щи (xi, III)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): hei$^3$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): hei$^1$
* Gan (Wiktionary): xi$^4$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): hi
    (Hailu, HRS): hi$^ˇ$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): hi$^4$
* Jin (Wiktionary): xi$^3$
* Northern Min (KCR): hi̿
* Eastern Min (BUC): hié
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): hi$^4$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): hì / hī
    (Teochew, Peng'im): hi$^3$
    (Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): hi$^3$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$shi
* Xiang
    (Changsha, Wiktionary): xi$^4$
    (Loudi, Wiktionary): xi$^4$
    (Hengyang, Wiktionary): xi$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xì
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: sì
*** Wade–Giles: hsi$^4$
*** Yale: syì
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shih
*** Palladius: си (si)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi⁵¹/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: xi$^4$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xi
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi²¹³/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: щи (xi, III)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi⁴⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: hei$^3$
*** Yale: hei
*** Cantonese Pinyin: hei$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: héi$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /hei̯³³/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: hei$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /hei³³/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: xi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi³⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hi
*** Hakka Romanization System: hi
*** Hagfa Pinyim: hi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /hi⁵⁵/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: hi$^ˇ$
*** Sinological IPA: /hi¹¹/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: hi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /hi⁵³/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: xi$^3$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /ɕi⁴⁵/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: hi̿
*** Sinological IPA : /xi³³/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: hié
*** Sinological IPA : /hiɛ²¹³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: hi$^4$
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: hi̍
*** Sinological IPA : /hi⁴²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, Nan'an, Hui'an, Yongchun, Zhangpu, Changtai, Longyan, General Taiwanese, Singapore, Klang, Longyan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hì
*** Tâi-lô: hì
*** Phofsit Daibuun: hix
*** IPA (Longyan, Longyan): /hi²¹³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Hui'an, Yongchun, Changtai, Kaohsiung, Singapore): /hi²¹/
*** IPA (Zhangpu, Taipei): /hi¹¹/
*** IPA (Nan'an, Klang): /hi³¹/
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /hi⁴¹/
** (Hokkien: Longyan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hī
*** Tâi-lô: hī
*** Phofsit Daibuun: hi
*** IPA (Longyan): /hi⁵⁵/
* Longyan:
** hì - “opera, acrobatics”;
** hī - “to play, to deride”.
* Dialectal data
| Variety | Location | edit戲 |
| Mandarin | Beijing | /ɕi⁵¹/ |
| Mandarin | Harbin | /ɕi⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Tianjin | /ɕi⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Jinan | /ɕi²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Qingdao | /ɕi⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Zhengzhou | /ɕi³¹²/ |
| Mandarin | Xi'an | /ɕi⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Xining | /ɕji²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Yinchuan | /ɕi¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Lanzhou | /ɕi¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Ürümqi | /ɕi⁵¹/ |
| Mandarin | Wuhan | /ɕi³⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Chengdu | /ɕi¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Guiyang | /ɕi²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Kunming | /ɕi²¹²/ |
| Mandarin | Nanjing | /ɕi⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Hefei | /sz̩⁵³/ |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /ɕi⁴⁵/ |
| Jin | Pingyao | /ɕi³⁵/ |
| Jin | Hohhot | /ɕi⁵⁵/ |
| Wu | Shanghai | /ɕi³⁵/ |
| Wu | Suzhou | /ɕi⁵¹³/ |
| Wu | Hangzhou | /ɕi⁴⁴⁵/ |
| Wu | Wenzhou | /sz̩⁴²/ |
| Hui | Shexian | /ɕi³²⁴/ |
| Hui | Tunxi | /ɕi⁴²/ |
| Xiang | Changsha | /ɕi⁵⁵/ |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | /ɕi⁵⁵/ |
| Gan | Nanchang | /ɕi⁴⁵/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /hi⁵³/ |
| Hakka | Taoyuan | /hi⁵⁵/ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /hei³³/ |
| Cantonese | Nanning | /hi³³/ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | /hei³³/ |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /hi²¹/ |
| Min | Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /hiɛ²¹²/ |
| Min | Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /xi³³/ |
| Min | Shantou (Teochew) | /hi²¹³/ |
| Min | Haikou (Hainanese) | /hi³⁵/ |
* Middle Chinese: xjeH
Rime :
| Character | 戲 |
| Reading # | 3/3 |
| Initial (聲) | 曉 (32) |
| Final (韻) | 支 (13) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 香義切 |
| Baxter | xjeH |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /hˠiᴇ$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /hᵚiɛ$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /xiɛ$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /hjiə̆$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /xje$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /xǐe$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /xie̯$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | xì |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | hei$^3$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*ŋ̊(r)ar-s/
    (Zhengzhang): /*qʰrals/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 戲 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | xì |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ xje$^H$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*ŋ̊(r)ar-s/ |
| English | sport, joke |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 戲 |
| Reading # | 2/3 |
| No. | 5195 |
| Phonetic component | 虍 |
| Rime group | 歌 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 戲 |
| Old Chinese | /*qʰrals/ |

#### Definitions

戲
* to play; to amuse; to have fun
       From: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14th century CE
       Xuándé yòu shí, yǔ xiāng zhōng xiǎo'ér xì yú shù xià. [Pinyin]
       When Liu Bei was young, he played with the children of the village under a tree.
* to tease; to chaff
       Tā bù xǐhuān bèi rén xìnòng, jiào dé zhèyàng hěn bù zūnzhòng. [Pinyin]
       He doesn't like to be teased by others, as he considers it disrespectful.
* theatrical play; show; theater; opera (Classifier: 齣／出; 部 m)
    Synonym: 劇 / 剧
* (dialectal, Penang Hokkien) movie; film (Classifier: 齣／出 c; 套 c)
* (Cantonese) scene (Classifier: 場／场 c)
* (figurative) interesting part; hope]
* (Penang Hokkien) program, programme: a performance of a show or other broadcast on radio or television.

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 電影, 影片, 片子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 電影兒, 影片兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 電影, 影片, 映畫 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 電影兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 電影兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 電影兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 電影兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 電影兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 電影兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 電影兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 電影 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 電影兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 電影 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 電影兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 電影兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 電影 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 電影, 戲 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 電影 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 電影 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 電影, 電影兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 電影兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 電影 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 電影, 片子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 電影兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 電影兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 電影兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 電影兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 電影兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 電影兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 電影兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 電影兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 電影兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 電影兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 電影 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 電影兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 電影兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 電影兒, 電影 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 電影 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 電影 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 電影兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 電影, 片子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 電影 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 電影, 電影子, 根諾 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) | 電影子, 根諾 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 電影 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 電影子, 電影兒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 電影 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 電影 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 電影子, 電影 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Jimsar | 電影子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 電影兒, 電影 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 電影兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 電影 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 電影 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 電影 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 電影兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 電影兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 電影, 片子, 影戲 dated |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 電影 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 電影兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 電影 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 電影 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 電影 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 電影 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 電影 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 電影 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 電影 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 電影 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 電影 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin (Lingui) | 電影 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 電影 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou (Luorong) | 電影 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 電影 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 電影 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 電影 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | 電影 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Reshuitang (Longling) | 電影 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 電影 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 電影 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 電影 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 電影 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 電影 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 電影 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 電影 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 電影 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 電影 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 電影 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 電影, 戲, 影畫戲 dated, 影畫 dated |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 戲, 電影, 影畫戲 dated |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 影畫戲 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 戲 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 戲 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 電影, 戲 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 電影 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 電影 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 電影 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 電影, 戲 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 電影 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 戲 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 電影 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 電影 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 戲 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 戲 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 電影 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 電影 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 電影 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 電影 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 戲, 電影, 影畫 |
| Cantonese | Taishan (Guanghai) | 電影 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 電影 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 電影 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 電影 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 電影, 影畫戲 dated |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 電影 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 電影 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 電影 |
| Cantonese | Rongxian | 電影 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 電影 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Shatian) | 電影 |
| Cantonese | Guiping | 電影 |
| Cantonese | Mengshan (Xihe) | 電影 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Nanjiang) | 電影 |
| Cantonese | Beiliu (Tangliao) | 電影 |
| Cantonese | Baise | 電影 |
| Cantonese | Bobai | 電影 |
| Cantonese | Lingshan | 電影 |
| Cantonese | Pubei | 電影 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou | 電影 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 電影 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Nankang) | 電影 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Yingpan) | 電影 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 電影, ciné |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 電影 |
| Cantonese | Ningming | 電影 |
| Cantonese | Hengzhou | 電影 |
| Cantonese | Hezhou (Pumen, Babu) | 電影 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 電影 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 電影 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 戲 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 電影 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 電影 |
| Cantonese | Mandalay (Taishan) | 電影 |
| Cantonese | Bangkok (Guangfu) | 電戲 |
| Cantonese | Betong (Rongxian) | 電影 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 電影 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 影戲 dated |
| Hakka | Meixian | 電影 |
| Hakka | Dabu (Xihe) | 電影 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 電影, 影畫戲 dated, 影戲 dated |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 電影 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 電影 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 電影 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 電影 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 電影, 影戲, 映畫 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 電影, 影戲, 映畫 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 電影, 影戲, 映畫 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 電影, 影戲, 映畫 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 電影, 影戲, 映畫 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 電影, 映畫 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 影畫戲, 電影 |
| Hakka | Beiliu (Tang'an) | 電影 |
| Hakka | Mashan (Pianlian) | 電影 |
| Hakka | Kuala Lumpur (Dabu) | 電影 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 電影 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 戲 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 電影 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 電影, 電影兒 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 電影 |
| Jin | Datong | 電影兒 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 電影兒 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 電影兒 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 電影兒 |
| Jin | Linhe | 電影兒 |
| Jin | Jining | 電影兒 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 電影兒 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 電影 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 電影 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 電影兒 |
| Jin | Handan | 電影 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 電影兒 |
| Jin | Suide | 電影兒 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 電影 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 電影, 電戲 dated |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 電影, 電影戲 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 電影 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 電影 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 電影, 影戲 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 電影 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 電影, 影片 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 電火戲, 電影, 戲 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 戲, 電戲 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 影戲 |
| Southern Min | Medan (Hokkien) | 戲 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 電影 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 電影, 電戲 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 電戲 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 電戲 |
| Southern Min | Chiang Mai (Teochew) | 電戲 |
| Southern Min | Hat Yai (Teochew) | 電戲 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 電影 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 電戲 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 影戲 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 電影, 電光影 dated |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 電影 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 電影 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 戲 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Shajing) | 電影 |
| Southern Pinghua | Binyang (Xinqiao) | 電影 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Chaoyang) | 電影 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Zhuyuan) | 電影 |
| Northern Pinghua | Lingchuan (Tanxia) | 電影 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 電影, 影戲 dated |
| Wu | Suzhou | 電影, 影戲 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 電影, 影戲 dated |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 電影, 影戲 dated |
| Xiang | Changsha | 電影, 電影戲 dated, 菩薩子戲 dated |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 電影戲, 電影 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 電影 |
| Xiang | Guanyang (Wenshi) | 電影 |

#### Compounds

* 串戲 / 串戏
* 二輪戲院 / 二轮戏院
* 五禽戲 / 五禽戏
* 京戲 / 京戏 (jīngxì)
* 人生如戲 / 人生如戏
* 作戲 / 作戏
* 偶戲 / 偶戏
* 偶戲人 / 偶戏人
* 假戲真做 / 假戏真做 (jiǎxìzhēnzuò)
* 偷狗戲雞 / 偷狗戏鸡
* 傀儡戲 / 傀儡戏 (kuǐlěixì)
* 儺戲 / 傩戏 (nuóxì)
* 兒戲 / 儿戏 (érxì)
* 入戲 / 入戏 (rùxì)
* 內心戲 / 内心戏 (nèixīnxì)
* 冰戲 / 冰戏
* 出把戲 / 出把戏
* 前戲 / 前戏 (qiánxì, “foreplay”)
* 勤有功，戲無益 / 勤有功，戏无益 (qínyǒugōng, xìwúyì)
* 北管戲 / 北管戏
* 半仙戲 / 半仙戏
* 南戲 / 南戏 (nánxì)
* 博戲 / 博戏
* 唱對臺戲 / 唱对台戏 (chàng duìtáixì)
* 唱戲 / 唱戏 (chàngxì)
* 啞戲 / 哑戏
* 唱獨角戲 / 唱独角戏 (chàng dújiǎoxì)
* 單弦拉戲 / 单弦拉戏
* 嘗湯戲 / 尝汤戏
* 嘲戲 / 嘲戏
* 噫吁戲
* 回戲 / 回戏
* 土戲 / 土戏
* 地方戲 / 地方戏 (dìfāngxì)
* 地方戲曲 / 地方戏曲
* 坤戲 / 坤戏
* 墊戲 / 垫戏
* 墜子戲 / 坠子戏
* 壓軸戲 / 压轴戏 (yāzhòuxì)
* 大戲 / 大戏 (dàxì)
* 女子文戲 / 女子文戏
* 好戲 / 好戏 (hǎoxì)
* 嬉戲 / 嬉戏 (xīxì)
* 子弟戲 / 子弟戏
* 官場如戲 / 官场如戏
* 宓戲 / 宓戏 (Fúxì)
* 宮戲 / 宫戏
* 封箱戲 / 封箱戏
* 對臺戲 / 对台戏 (duìtáixì)
* 小戲兒 / 小戏儿
* 小把戲 / 小把戏
* 局戲 / 局戏
* 巴陵戲 / 巴陵戏
* 布袋戲 / 布袋戏 (bùdàixì)
* 希臘戲劇 / 希腊戏剧
* 帽子戲法 / 帽子戏法 (màozi xìfǎ)
* 廣州戲 / 广州戏
* 廣府戲 / 广府戏
* 廣東大戲 / 广东大戏 (guǎngdōng dàxì)
* 強盜演戲 / 强盗演戏
* 影戲 / 影戏 (yǐngxì)
* 影戲人兒 / 影戏人儿
* 後戲 / 后戏 (hòuxì, “afterplay”)
* 感情戲 / 感情戏
* 戲侮 / 戏侮
* 戲具 / 戏具
* 戲劇 / 戏剧 (xìjù)
* 戲劇家 / 戏剧家 (xìjùjiā)
* 戲劇性 / 戏剧性 (xìjùxìng)
* 戲劇演員 / 戏剧演员
* 戲劇節 / 戏剧节
* 戲包袱 / 戏包袱
* 戲單 / 戏单
* 戲園子 / 戏园子 (xìyuánzi)
* 戲場 / 戏场
* 戲報子 / 戏报子
* 戲子 / 戏子 (xìzi)
* 戲弄 / 戏弄 (xìnòng)
* 戲房 / 戏房
* 戲提調 / 戏提调
* 戲文 / 戏文 (xìwén)
* 戲曲 / 戏曲 (xìqǔ)
* 戲曲片 / 戏曲片
* 戲本 / 戏本 (xìběn)
* 戲棚 / 戏棚 (xìpéng)
* 戲樓 / 戏楼
* 戲樂 / 戏乐
* 戲水 / 戏水 (xìshuǐ)
* 戲法 / 戏法 (xìfǎ)
* 戲照 / 戏照
* 戲狎 / 戏狎
* 戲班 / 戏班 (xìbān)
* 戲目 / 戏目 (xìmù)
* 戲眼 / 戏眼 (xìyǎn)
* 戲碼 / 戏码 (xìmǎ)
* 戲碼單 / 戏码单
* 戲票 / 戏票
* 戲稱 / 戏称 (xìchēng)
* 戲笑 / 戏笑
* 戲箱 / 戏箱 (xìxiāng)
* 戲綵娛親 / 戏彩娱亲
* 戲耍 / 戏耍
* 戲臺 / 戏台 (xìtái)
* 戲行 / 戏行
* 戲衣 / 戏衣
* 戲裝 / 戏装 (xìzhuāng)
* 戲言 / 戏言 (xìyán)
* 戲評 / 戏评 (xìpíng)
* 戲語 / 戏语
* 戲談 / 戏谈
* 戲論 / 戏论
* 戲謔 / 戏谑 (xìxuè)
* 戲路 / 戏路
* 戲迷 / 戏迷 (xìmí)
* 戲院 / 戏院 (xìyuàn)
* 戲頭 / 戏头
* 戲館 / 戏馆
* 扁擔戲 / 扁担戏
* 打炮戲 / 打炮戏
* 折子戲 / 折子戏 (zhézixì)
* 把戲 / 把戏 (bǎxì)
* 扮戲 / 扮戏 (bànxì)
* 拍戲 / 拍戏 (pāixì)
* 拿手好戲 / 拿手好戏 (náshǒuhǎoxì)
* 掌中戲 / 掌中戏
* 排戲 / 排戏 (páixì)
* 採茶戲 / 采茶戏 (cǎicháxì)
* 提戲 / 提戏
* 搬假戲 / 搬假戏
* 搶戲 / 抢戏 (qiǎngxì)
* 搬戲 / 搬戏 (poaⁿ-hì) (Min Nan)
* 撮戲法 / 撮戏法
* 整人遊戲 / 整人游戏
* 文戲 / 文戏
* 文明戲 / 文明戏 (wénmíngxì)
* 斑衣戲彩 / 斑衣戏彩
* 新戲 / 新戏
* 於戲 / 于戏 (wūhū)
* 有戲看 / 有戏看
* 木偶戲 / 木偶戏 (mù'ǒuxì)
* 柳子戲 / 柳子戏
* 桂戲 / 桂戏
* 梨園戲 / 梨园戏 (líyuánxì)
* 樣板戲 / 样板戏 (yàngbǎnxì)
* 歌仔戲 / 歌仔戏 (gēzǎixì)
* 武戲 / 武戏
* 歹戲拖棚 / 歹戏拖棚
* 毛團把戲 / 毛团把戏
* 沒戲唱 / 没戏唱 (méixìchàng)
* 泗州戲 / 泗州戏
* 海南戲 / 海南戏
* 淮海戲 / 淮海戏
* 湘戲 / 湘戏
* 游戲人間 / 游戏人间
* 游戲塵寰 / 游戏尘寰
* 滑稽戲 / 滑稽戏
* 演戲 / 演戏 (yǎnxì)
* 無聲戲 / 无声戏 (wúshēngxì)
* 熊戲 / 熊戏
* 牧豬奴戲 / 牧猪奴戏
* 牽絲戲 / 牵丝戏
* 猴子扮戲 / 猴子扮戏
* 猴戲 / 猴戏
* 獨腳戲 / 独脚戏 (dújiǎoxì)
* 獨角戲 / 独角戏 (dújiǎoxì)
* 玩把戲 / 玩把戏
* 班衣戲綵 / 班衣戏彩
* 白字戲 / 白字戏
* 百戲 / 百戏 (bǎixì)
* 的篤戲 / 的笃戏
* 皮影戲 / 皮影戏 (píyǐngxì)
* 皮猴戲 / 皮猴戏 (píhóuxì)
* 看家戲 / 看家戏
* 看戲 / 看戏 (kànxì)
* 看把戲 / 看把戏
* 看白戲 / 看白戏
* 相褒戲 / 相褒戏
* 矮子看戲 / 矮子看戏 (ǎizikànxì)
* 社戲 / 社戏 (shèxì)
* 祕戲圖 / 秘戏图
* 票戲 / 票戏
* 視同兒戲 / 视同儿戏
* 視若兒戲 / 视若儿戏
* 福州戲 / 福州戏 (fúzhōuxì)
* 秋胡戲妻 / 秋胡戏妻
* 翻戲 / 翻戏
* 老戲迷 / 老戏迷
* 老把戲 / 老把戏 (lǎobǎxì)
* 耍戲 / 耍戏
* 耍把戲 / 耍把戏
* 聽戲 / 听戏
* 腳戲 / 脚戏 (jiǎoxì)
* 興化戲 / 兴化戏 (Xīnghuàxì)
* 花把戲 / 花把戏
* 花燈戲 / 花灯戏
* 花鼓戲 / 花鼓戏 (huāgǔxì)
* 莆仙戲 / 莆仙戏 (púxiānxì)
* 葉子戲 / 叶子戏
* 蒱戲 / 蒱戏
* 蒲戲 / 蒲戏
* 蚩尤戲 / 蚩尤戏 (Chīyóuxì)
* 行戲 / 行戏
* 西秦戲 / 西秦戏
* 評戲 / 评戏
* 調戲 / 调戏 (tiáoxì)
* 調百戲 / 调百戏
* 諧戲 / 谐戏
* 變戲法 / 变戏法 (biàn xìfǎ)
* 變把戲 / 变把戏
* 象戲 / 象戏
* 赫戲 / 赫戏
* 蹦蹦兒戲 / 蹦蹦儿戏 (bèngbèngrxì)
* 蹭兒戲 / 蹭儿戏
* 軋戲 / 轧戏 (gáxì)
* 辰河戲 / 辰河戏
* 逢場作戲 / 逢场作戏
* 連臺本戲 / 连台本戏
* 遊戲 / 游戏 (yóuxì)
* 遊戲三昧 / 游戏三昧
* 遊戲人間 / 游戏人间
* 遊戲場 / 游戏场
* 遊戲規則 / 游戏规则 (yóuxì guīzé)
* 遊戲說 / 游戏说
* 遊蜂戲蝶 / 游蜂戏蝶
* 配戲 / 配戏
* 重頭戲 / 重头戏
* 野臺戲 / 野台戏
* 隔壁戲 / 隔壁戏
* 險戲 / 险戏
* 電腦遊戲 / 电脑游戏 (diànnǎo yóuxì)
* 非同兒戲 / 非同儿戏
* 飄風戲月 / 飘风戏月
* 馬戲 / 马戏 (mǎxì)
* 馬戲團 / 马戏团 (mǎxìtuán)
* 馬戲班 / 马戏班
* 高甲戲 / 高甲戏 (gāojiǎxì)
* 髦兒戲 / 髦儿戏
* 鬧戲兒 / 闹戏儿
* 鬼把戲 / 鬼把戏 (guǐbǎxì)
* 鬼葸戲 / 鬼葸戏
* 黃梅戲 / 黄梅戏 (huángméixì)
* 墨戲 / 墨戏
* 點戲 / 点戏
* 龍戲珠 / 龙戏珠

#### Descendants

* → Guiqiong: ɕi

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): hū (hu$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): fu$^1$
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): hou$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: hū
*** Zhuyin: ㄏㄨ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: hu
*** Wade–Giles: hu$^1$
*** Yale: hū
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hu
*** Palladius: ху (xu)
*** Sinological IPA : /xu⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: fu$^1$
*** Yale: fū
*** Cantonese Pinyin: fu$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: fu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /fuː⁵⁵/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: hou$^2$
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: hó
*** Sinological IPA : /hɔu¹³/
* Middle Chinese: xu
Rime :
| Character | 戲 |
| Reading # | 2/3 |
| Initial (聲) | 曉 (32) |
| Final (韻) | 模 (23) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 荒烏切 |
| Baxter | xu |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /huo/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /huo/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /xo/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /hɔ/ |
| Li Rong | /xo/ |
| Wang Li | /xu/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /xuo/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | hū |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | fu$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*qʰaː/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 戲 |
| Reading # | 3/3 |
| No. | 5227 |
| Phonetic component | 虍 |
| Rime group | 魚 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 呼 |
| Old Chinese | /*qʰaː/ |
| Notes | 古文呼字 |

#### Definitions

戲
* Alternative form of 呼 (“to shout”), used in 於戲／於戏 (wūhū).

#### Compounds

* 於戲 / 於戏 (wūhū)
* 烏戲 / 乌戏 (wūhū)

### Pronunciation 3

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): xī (xi$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xī
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: si
*** Wade–Giles: hsi$^1$
*** Yale: syī
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shi
*** Palladius: си (si)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi⁵⁵/
* Middle Chinese: xje
Rime :
| Character | 戲 |
| Reading # | 1/3 |
| Initial (聲) | 曉 (32) |
| Final (韻) | 支 (13) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 許羈切 |
| Baxter | xje |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /hˠiᴇ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /hᵚiɛ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /xiɛ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /hjiə̆/ |
| Li Rong | /xje/ |
| Wang Li | /xǐe/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /xie̯/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | xī |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | hei$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*qʰral/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 戲 |
| Reading # | 1/3 |
| No. | 5194 |
| Phonetic component | 虍 |
| Rime group | 歌 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 犧 |
| Old Chinese | /*qʰral/ |

#### Definitions

戲
* Alternative form of 羲 (xī), used in 伏戲／伏戏.
* (obsolete) slanting; steep
* Used in place names.

#### Compounds

* 伏戲 / 伏戏 (Fúxī)
* 險戲 / 险戏

### Pronunciation 4

* For pronunciation and definitions of 戲 – see 麾 (“a pennant, flag, banner; to signal to”). (This character is a variant form of 麾).

#### Compounds

* 戲下 / 戏下
* 戲戟 / 戏戟

### Pronunciation 5

* For pronunciation and definitions of 戲 – see 犧 (“a kind of wine cup”). (This character is a variant form of 犧).

### Pronunciation 6

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): yī (yi$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄧ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yī
*** Zhuyin: ㄧ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yi
*** Wade–Giles: i$^1$
*** Yale: yī
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: i
*** Palladius: и (i)
*** Sinological IPA : /i⁵⁵/

#### Definitions

戲
* Only used in 戲氏阪／戏氏阪.

### References

* “戲”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
* 莆田市荔城区档案馆 [Putian City Licheng District Archives], editor (2022), “戏”, in 莆仙方言文读字汇 [Puxian Dialect Literary Reading Dictionary] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), page 254.

## Japanese

| Shinjitai | 戯 |
| Kyūjitai | 戲 |

### Kanji

(Jinmeiyō kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 戯)
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#### Readings

* Go-on: け (ke)
* Kan-on: き (ki)
* Kan’yō-on: ぎ (gi)、げ (ge)
* Kun: たわむれる (tawamureru, 戲れる)

## Korean
### Alternative forms

* 戱 (희 (hui))

#### Usage notes

This form "戲" is the orthodox form according to the "Table of hanja for personal names" and many Hanja authorities in South Korea including the National Institute of Korean Language, and the alternative form "戱" is recognized as an official variant form (속자 (俗字, sokja)) by the "Table of hanja for personal names." However, "戱" is far more common in actual usage.
Some Korean dictionaries only include "戱" when glossing words containing this Hanja.

### Etymology 1

From Middle Chinese 戲 (MC xjeH). Recorded as Middle Korean 희〯 (hǔy) (Yale: hǔy) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [çi]
* Phonetic hangul: [히]

#### Hanja

Wikisource 戲 (eumhun 놀이 희 (nori hui)) 戲 (eumhun 희롱할 희 (huironghal hui))
* hanja form of 희 (“play”)

#### Compounds

* 성희롱 (性戱弄/性戲弄, seonghuirong)
* 언어유희 (言語遊戱/言語遊戲, eoneoyuhui, “a play on words; pun”)
* 유희 (遊戱/遊戲, yuhui, “play, game”)
* 전희 (前戱/前戲, jeonhui)
* 후희 (後戱/後戲, huhui)
* 희곡 (戱曲/戲曲, huigok, “play, drama”)
* 희극 (戱劇/戲劇, huigeuk, “drama”)
* 희롱 (戱弄/戲弄, huirong)
* 희화 (戱畫/戲畫, huihwa, “caricature”)

### Etymology 2

Related to Middle Chinese 呼 (MC xu).

#### Hanja

戲 (eumhun 서러울 호 (seoreoul ho)) 戲 (eumhun 탄식할 호 (tansikhal ho))
* (literary Chinese) Alternative form of 呼 (“hanja form of 호 (“shout; sigh”)”)

#### Compounds

* 어희 (於戲, eohui)
* 어희곡 (於戲哭, eohuigok)

### Etymology 3

Related to Middle Chinese 麾 (MC xjwe).

#### Hanja

戲 (eumhun 기 휘 (gi hwi))
* (literary Chinese) Alternative form of 麾 (“hanja form of 휘 (“banner”)”)

#### Compounds

* 휘하 (麾下/戲下, hwiha, “those under one's command”)

### References

* 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.
* Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin'guk Daebeobwon) (2018). Table of hanja for personal names (인명용 한자표 / 人名用漢字表, Inmyeong-yong hanja-pyo), page 54.

## Vietnamese
### Han character

戲: Hán Nôm readings: hí, hé, hi, hô
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