a drama; a play; theater; script of a play
戏 · 6 strokes
Simplified form of 戲. Phonosemantic compound. 戈 represents the meaning and 䖒 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "military troops outside the main group". The meaning later shifted to…
剧 · 10 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 刂 represents the meaning and 居 represents the sound. Simplified form of 劇.