奢 meaning and stroke order
Exaggerated; extravagant, wasteful
How to write 奢, stroke by stroke
11 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 奢
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- extravagant
How 奢 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Big.
大 gives the meaning and 者 hints at the sound.
Radical: 大 (big), shared by 46 characters on this site.
How to remember 奢
奢 puts 大 (dà, big) on top of 者 (zhě, a person or thing). Picture someone who wants everything big, which is the heart of being extravagant. 大 gives the meaning and 者 gives a hint of the sound.
奢 rarely stands alone in modern Chinese. It mostly appears in words like 奢侈 (shēchǐ, luxurious) and 奢华 (shēhuá, sumptuous), often with a critical tone about wasting money. Example: 他的生活很奢侈。(Tā de shēnghuó hěn shēchǐ.) His lifestyle is very extravagant.
Common mistake: Learners often read 奢 as zhě or shě because of 者 and 舍 (shě). The correct reading is first tone, shē. Also keep 大 narrow on top so it does not look like 夫 or 土 joined to 者.
Common words with 奢
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
奢 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 奢
How many strokes are in 奢?
奢 is written with 11 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 奢 mean?
奢 (shē) means exaggerated; extravagant, wasteful. A common word with it is 奢侈 (shēchǐ), meaning "luxurious; extravagant".
How do you pronounce 奢?
奢 is pronounced shē, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 奢?
The radical of 奢 is 大, which carries the idea of "big". Dictionaries list 奢 under this radical.
Is 奢 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 奢 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 奢侈 and 奢华?
奢侈 (shēchǐ) usually criticizes spending too much or wasting resources. 奢华 (shēhuá) describes how something looks, rich and splendid, like a hotel or decoration. It is often neutral or even admiring.
How is 奢望 used?
奢望 (shēwàng) means a hope that is too high to be realistic. It works as a noun or a verb, as in 我不敢奢望。(Wǒ bù gǎn shēwàng.) I dare not hope for that much.