奢 shē exaggerated
exaggerated; extravagant; wasteful
怎么记住“奢”: 大 big + 者 one who = exaggerated. A big storm is coming, says the one who reads the weather on TV, but after three sunny days everyone calls him exaggerated.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
奢 = 大 big + 者 one who
- 大 big meaning
- 者 one who sound
A big storm is coming, says the one who reads the weather on TV, but after three sunny days everyone calls him exaggerated.
How it came to be
In the small seal form, the sign for big gives the meaning and the part below the sound.
用法
- Extravagant/lavish: 奢侈 (shēchǐ) luxurious/wasteful, 奢华 (shēhuá) opulent.
- 奢望 (shēwàng) = an extravagant, unrealistic hope: 不敢奢望 (bù gǎn shēwàng) I dare not even hope for so much.
- Usually carries mild disapproval of excess.