奢

shē

sh+ē·1st tone

extravagant

Radical: 大 Strokes: 11

Structure: Top-bottomFrequency: Less common

Same radical

大头天夫失太奇夷奉夺奏套

Same radical

大头天夫失太奇夷奉夺奏套奥奔夹

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Stroke Order · 11 strokes (click to expand)

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Character Decomposition

奢=大+者

Etymology

big

Meanings

extravagant

shē

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Words with 奢 72 total

extravagant · luxurious豪奢háo shē luxurious · extravagant奢侈shē chǐ luxurious · sumptuous · lavish奢华shē huá sumptuous · a luxury奢丽shē lì extravagant奢靡shē mí extravagant · sumptuous · wasteful奢泰shē tài Wu She (–522 BC), father of Wu Zixu 伍子胥, official of the state of Chu, executed after being falsely accused by King Ping of Chu伍奢Wǔ Shē an extravagant hope · to have excessive expectations奢望shē wàng to make extravagant demands · an unreasonable request奢求shē qiú an extravagant hope · to have unrealistic expectations奢盼shē pàn She Xiang (c. 1361-1396), lady who served as Yi ethnic group leader in Yunnan in early Ming times奢香Shē Xiāng

Idioms with 奢 13 total Chain

extravagant and dissipated · decadent骄奢淫逸jiāo shē yín yì extravagant in the extreme (idiom)穷奢极侈qióng shē jí chǐ

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