笑 — Chinese character
笑
xiào
to smile, to laugh; to giggle; to snicker
- Pinyin
- xiào
- Radical
- 118 ⽵ (Bamboo)
- Strokes
- 10
- Components
- 夭
- Formation
- ideographic — A person 夭 with a big grin ⺮
- Japanese
- 笑 as a kanji
Common words with 笑
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 微笑 | wēi xiào | smile; 个 (gè),丝 (sī) |
| 笑话 (笑話) | xiào hua | joke; jest; to laugh at; to mock |
| 开玩笑 (開玩笑) | kāi wán xiào | to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke |
| 可笑 | kě xiào | funny; ridiculous |
| 搞笑 | gǎo xiào | to get people to laugh; funny |
| 嘲笑 | cháo xiào | to jeer at; to deride |
| 笑容 | xiào róng | smile; smiling expression |
| 玩笑 | wán xiào | to joke; joke |
| 好笑 | hǎo xiào | laughable; funny; ridiculous |
| 笑声 (笑聲) | xiào shēng | laughter |
| 大笑 | dà xiào | to laugh heartily; a belly laugh |
| 取笑 | qǔ xiào | to tease; to make fun of |
English words written with 笑
笑 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 2 · Analects 6 · I Ching 5 · Mencius 7 · Zhuangzi 31
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 41
- Analects 3.8
- Analects 8.4
- Analects 14.14
- Analects 17.4
- Hexagram 13
- Hexagram 45
- Hexagram 51
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