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笑 xiào

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笑 xiào Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xiào | xiao4
English translation
old variant of 笑 xiào [xiào]
to smile, to laugh; to giggle; to snicker

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About 笑 xiào

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HSK level

2

Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

笑 xiào

Contains the radical

⺮ zhú

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

A person 夭 yāo with a big grin ⺮ zhú

Etymology of 笑 xiào

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿱⺮夭

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. ⺮ zhú represents the meaning and 夭 yāo represents the sound. The connection between 竹 zhú (bamboo) and 笑 xiào (laugh) is unclear.

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Example sentences using 笑 xiào

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他 tā 哼 hēng 了 le 一下 yīxià 鼻子 bízi 表示 biǎoshì 嘲笑 cháoxiào .

He gave a snort of derision.

他 tā 的 de 故事 gùshì 真 zhēn 逗 dòu ,我 wǒ 简直 jiǎnzhí 笑 xiào 破 pò 了 le 肚皮 dù pí .

His story broke me up. I couldn't stop laughing.

亨利 Hēng lì 勋爵 xūn jué 伸手 shēn shǒu 摊脚地 de 躺 tǎng 在 zài 沙发椅上 shǎng ,笑 xiào 着 zhāo .

Lord Henry stretched himself out on the divan and laughed.

真教我 wǒ 哭 kū 不得 bù dé 笑 xiào 不得 bù dé !

I don't know whether to laugh or to cry!

在 zài 彩虹 cǎihóng 边 biān 拾 shè 起 qǐ 了 le 微笑 wēixiào .

Edge up at the Rainbow smile.

Words with 笑 xiào

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
笑 xiào laugh笑 xiào
玩笑 wán xiào to joke玩笑 wán xiào
微笑 wēixiào smile微笑 wēixiào
开玩笑 kāiwánxiào to play a joke開玩笑
笑话 xiàohuà joke笑話
笑容 xiào róng smile笑容 xiào róng
好笑 hǎo xiào laughable好笑 hǎo xiào
可笑 kě xiào funny可笑 kě xiào
嘲笑 cháoxiào to jeer at嘲笑 cháoxiào
笑声 xiào shēng laughter笑聲
冷笑 lěng xiào to sneer冷笑 lěng xiào
大笑 dà xiào to laugh heartily大笑 dà xiào
笑脸 xiào liǎn smiling face笑臉
取笑 qǔ xiào to tease取笑 qǔ xiào
苦笑 kǔ xiào to force a smile苦笑 kǔ xiào
欢笑 huān xiào to laugh happily歡笑
说笑 shuō xiào to chat and laugh說笑
傻笑 shǎ xiào to giggle傻笑 shǎ xiào
哈哈大笑 hā hā dà xiào to laugh heartily哈哈大笑 hā hā dà xiào
笑意 xiào yì smiling expression笑意 xiào yì
爆笑 bào xiào hilarious爆笑 bào xiào
笑柄 xiào bǐng a matter for ridicule笑柄 xiào bǐng
哭笑不得 kū xiào bù dé between laughter and tears哭笑不得 kū xiào bù dé
狂笑 kuáng xiào to howl with laughter狂笑 kuáng xiào
笑料 xiào liào butt笑料 xiào liào

笑 xiào Decomposition & Compounds

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笑 xiào Decomposition

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