锡剧

錫劇

xījù

noun

Meanings

1 Wuxi opera (of southern Jiangsu)

Characters

Wuxi (here); tin

Examples

HSK 2

她从小就爱听锡剧。

Tā cóngxiǎo jiù ài tīng xījù.

She has loved listening to Wuxi opera since she was small.

HSK 4

锡剧是江苏南部的重要剧种。

Xījù shì Jiāngsū nánbù de zhòngyào jù zhǒng.

Wuxi opera is a major operatic form of southern Jiangsu.

Tips

memory

The 锡 comes from 无锡 (Wuxi), the city where this style crystallized. Think '锡 = from 无锡' rather than '锡 = tin,' and the name maps cleanly: Wuxi opera.

Stroke Order

锡 xī

剧 jù