(shē): extravagant

(shē) is a Chinese character meaning “extravagant.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of (semantic) and (phonetic). It ranks #2570 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, big. Its radical form (big) appears in many related characters such as (, big), (tiān, day), (tài, highest).

Native pronunciation

Definitions

  1. extravagant

Etymology & Origin

pictophoneticbig

Decomposition: ⿱大者 (layout: top-bottom)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
shē chǐluxurious
shē huáluxurious
shē wàngan extravagant hope
shē chǐ pǐnluxury good
shē míextravagant
yóu jiǎn rù shē yì , yóu shē rù jiǎn nán(idiom) it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance
qióng shē jí yùto indulge in a life of luxury (idiom)
shē qiúto make extravagant demands
shē xiāngShe Xiang (c. 1361-1396), lady who served as Yi ethnic group leader in Yunnan in early Ming times
shē lìsumptuous
qióng shē jí chǐextravagant in the extreme (idiom)
shē tàiextravagant
háo shēextravagant
wǔ shēWu She (–522 BC), father of Wu Zixu 伍子胥[Wu3 Zi3 xu1], official of the state of Chu, executed after being falsely accu...
jiāo shē yín yìvariant of 驕奢淫逸|骄奢淫逸[jiao1 she1 yin2 yi4]
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Total compounds
58
As first character
11
As last character
32
As middle character

appears in 19 compound words: 58 as the first character, 11 as the last, and 32 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

chǐ
0.88615,568 co-occurrences
jiāo
0.537582 co-occurrences
huá
0.4474,137 co-occurrences
pǐn
0.4457,521 co-occurrences
qióng
0.439378 co-occurrences
0.416576 co-occurrences
háo
0.396996 co-occurrences
chóng
0.378780 co-occurrences
lán
0.36448 co-occurrences
0.361696 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (5)

jiè shē chóng jiǎnHSK 7+

(idiom) to refrain from extravagance and cherish frugality

phrase
qióngshējíchǐHSK 7+

synonym of 窮奢極欲 /穷奢极欲 (qióngshējíyù)

phrase
qióngshējíyùHSK 7+

to indulge in extravagant luxury

phrase
jiāoshēyínyìHSK 7+

extravagant and dissipated; decadent

phrase
jiāo shē yín yìHSK 7+

variant of 驕奢淫逸|骄奢淫逸[jiao1 she1 yin2 yi4]

phrase

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

字在日常生活中使用频率较低。

shē zì zài rì cháng shēng huó zhōng shǐ yòng pín lǜ jiào dī .

The character "奢" is not frequently used in everyday life.

EttodayMar 2026

...杠合开汤包店 黄金21摺口感超饱满“还有华松露饺”

. . . gàng gě kāi tāng bāo diàn huáng jīn 2 1 摺 kǒu gǎn chāo bǎo mǎn hái yǒu shē huá sōng lù jiǎo

...Genghe Opens a Soup Dumpling Shop: The "Golden 21" Dumplings Offer an Exceptionally Plump Texture, Plus "Luxury Truffle Dumplings"

UdnnewsindexFeb 2026

...票将近45万元 网红开箱新航头等舱套房超

. . . piào jiāng jìn 4 5 wàn yuán wǎng hóng kāi xiāng xīn háng tóu děng cāng tào fáng chāo shē huá

... Tickets of nearly 450,000 yuan Internet celebrity unboxing Singapore Airlines first-class suite is super luxurious

Investing 香港Feb 2026

...国内高端消费显着提升 关注高端商业地产及侈品标的

. . . guó nèi gāo duān xiāo fèi xiǎn zhe tí shēng guān zhù gāo duān shāng yè dì chǎn jí shē chǐ pǐn biāo de

... Domestic high-end consumption has increased significantly, focusing on high-end commercial real estate and luxury goods

Investing 香港Feb 2026

Revolve财报成焦点 侈品业务推进迎假期季考验

R e v o l v e cái bào chéng jiāo diǎn shē chǐ pǐn yè wù tuī jìn yíng jiǎ qī jì kǎo yàn

Revolve's financial report is in focus, and the luxury business is pushing forward to meet the test of the holiday season

EttodayFeb 2026

... Off遭窃! 歹徒破窗狂扫数十件贵金属侈品

. . . O f f zāo qiè ! dǎi tú pò chuāng kuáng sǎo shǔ shí jiàn guì jīn shǔ shē chǐ pǐn

... Off stolen! Gangsters broke windows and swept dozens of precious metal luxury goods

Tatoeba

我觉得这钻石戒指太侈了。

Wǒ juéde zhè zuànshí jièzhi tài shēchǐ le.

This diamond ring is too extravagant for me.

Tatoeba

广告怂恿我们买侈品。

Guǎnggào sǒngyǒng wǒmen mǎi shēchǐpǐn.

Advertisements urge us to buy luxuries.

Tatoeba

历览前贤国与家,成由勤俭破由

Lì lǎn qián xián guó yǔ jiā, chéng yóu qínjiǎn pò yóu shē.

Looking back at the former wise rulers and nations, their success was achieved through diligence and frugality, while their downfall was caused by extravagance and luxury.

Tatoeba

在美国,汽车并不是华的象征,而是生活的必需品。

Zài Měiguó, qìchē bìngbù shì shēhuá de xiàngzhēng, érshì shēnghuó de bìxūpǐn.

In the United States the automobile is a necessity and not a luxury.

Character Family

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 奢 (shē) mean in Chinese?
奢 (shē) primarily means "extravagant." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2570 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 奢 and 煮?
奢 (shē) and 煮 (zhǔ) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 大 vs 灬 (same 者 component).
How many strokes does 奢 have?
奢 is written with 12 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 奢?
The radical associated with 奢 is 大 (big). This radical appears in many characters related to big.
What are the components of 奢?
奢 is composed of: 大 (semantic), 者 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿱大者 with a top-bottom layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 奢?
Common words with 奢 include: 奢侈 (shē chǐ, "luxurious"); 奢华 (shē huá, "luxurious"); 奢望 (shē wàng, "an extravagant hope"); 奢侈品 (shē chǐ pǐn, "luxury good"); 奢靡 (shē mí, "extravagant"). There are over 19 compound words containing this character.
Is 奢 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 奢 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.