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Chinese symbol for “comedy”

喜剧
xǐ jù
Traditional: 喜劇
a comedy; measure word: 部 (bù), 出 (chū)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for comedy is 喜剧 (xǐ jù), defined as: a comedy; measure word: 部 (bù), 出 (chū).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

喜 xǐ
to love; to enjoy, to be happy; joyful, glad
radical 30 ⼝ · 12 strokes
剧 jù
theatrical plays, opera, drama; severe, acute
radical 18 ⼑ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “comedy”

WordPinyinMeaning
笑剧 (笑劇)xiào jùcomedy; farce
搞笑片gǎo xiào piàncomedy film; comedy

Related words

Other words that share a character with 喜剧.

WordPinyinMeaning
喜欢 (喜歡)xǐ huanto like; to be fond of; to be happy; to be pleased
喜爱 (喜愛)xǐ àito like; to love
惊喜 (驚喜)jīng xǐnice surprise; to be pleasantly surprised
恭喜gōng xǐto congratulate; (interj.) congratulations!
喜悦 (喜悅)xǐ yuèhappy; joyous
电视剧 (電視劇)diàn shì jùTV series; TV drama
戏剧 (戲劇)xì jùa drama; a play; theater; script of a play
悲剧 (悲劇)bēi jùtragedy; 出 (chū)

See also: Japanese symbol for “comedy”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.