京剧
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 4
京剧 (jīngjù) · Beijing opera
京剧 (jīngjù) means “Beijing opera”. It is written with 2 characters: 京 (capital) + 剧 (theatrical plays). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 京剧 is built
The characters
京 jīng · capital
What 京 is made of
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
Origin hint: A capital building on a hill (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
剧 jù · theatrical plays
What 剧 is made of
- 居jū — to live
- 户hù — door
- 古gǔ — ancient
- 十 — ten
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: 刂 gives the meaning, 居 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我爷爷喜欢听京剧。Wǒ yéye xǐhuan tīng jīngjù.My grandfather likes listening to Beijing opera.
你看过京剧吗？Nǐ kàn guo jīngjù ma?Have you ever seen Beijing opera?
Questions about 京剧
What does 京剧 mean?
京剧 (jīngjù) means “Beijing opera”.
How do you pronounce 京剧?
京剧 is pronounced jīngjù.
Which HSK level is 京剧?
京剧 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 北京BěijīngBeijing
- 电视剧diànshìjùTV series
- 话剧huàjùstage play
- 剧场jùchǎngtheater
- 连续剧liánxùjùTV series
- 戏剧xìjùdrama
- 急剧jíjùsharp
- 加剧jiājùto intensify
- 剧本jùběnscript
- 剧烈jùlièintense
Learn 京剧 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 86: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.