奢 (shē): extravagant
奢 (shē) is a Chinese character meaning “extravagant.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 大 (semantic) and 者 (phonetic). It ranks #2570 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 奢 big. Its radical form 大 (big) appears in many related characters such as 大 (dà, big), 天 (tiān, day), 太 (tài, highest).
Definitions
- extravagant
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 奢侈adjective | shē chǐ | luxurious |
| 奢华adjective | shē huá | luxurious |
| 奢望verb | shē wàng | an extravagant hope |
| 奢侈品noun | shē chǐ pǐn | luxury item |
| 奢靡adjective | shē mí | extravagant |
| 由俭入奢易，由奢入俭难 | yóu jiǎn rù shē yì , yóu shē rù jiǎn nán | (idiom) it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance |
| 穷奢极欲phrase | qióng shē jí yù | to indulge in a life of luxury (idiom) |
| 奢求verb | shē qiú | to make extravagant demands |
| 奢香 | shē xiāng | She Xiang (c. 1361-1396), lady who served as Yi ethnic group leader in Yunnan in early Ming times |
| 奢丽 | shē lì | sumptuous |
| 穷奢极侈phrase | qióng shē jí chǐ | extravagant in the extreme (idiom) |
| 奢泰 | shē tài | extravagant |
| 豪奢adjective | háo shē | extravagant |
| 伍奢 | wǔ shē | Wu She (–522 BC), father of Wu Zixu 伍子胥, official of the state of Chu, executed after being falsely accu... |
| 骄奢淫佚 | jiāo shē yín yì | variant of 驕奢淫逸|骄奢淫逸 |
奢 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 奢 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (5)
Example Sentences
奢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.
...杠合开汤包店 黄金21摺口感超饱满“还有奢华松露饺”
. . . 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"
...票将近45万元 网红开箱新航头等舱套房超奢华
. . . 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
...国内高端消费显着提升 关注高端商业地产及奢侈品标的
. . . 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
Revolve财报成焦点 奢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
... Off遭窃! 歹徒破窗狂扫数十件贵金属奢侈品
. . . 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
我觉得这钻石戒指太奢侈了。
Wǒ juéde zhè zuànshí jièzhi tài shēchǐ le.
This diamond ring is too extravagant for me.
广告怂恿我们买奢侈品。
Guǎnggào sǒngyǒng wǒmen mǎi shēchǐpǐn.
Advertisements urge us to buy luxuries.
历览前贤国与家，成由勤俭破由奢。
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.
在美国，汽车并不是奢华的象征，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
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