Chinese symbol for “funny”
可笑
kě xiào
funny; ridiculous
The closest CC-CEDICT match for funny is 可笑 (kě xiào), defined as: funny; ridiculous.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “funny”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 好笑 | hǎo xiào | laughable; funny; ridiculous |
| 滑稽 | huá jī | comical; funny; amusing (old pr. [gu3 ji1]); huaji, a form of comedy performance popular in Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang |
| 哏 | gén | funny; amusing |
| 搞笑 | gǎo xiào | to get people to laugh; funny |
| 逗 | dòu | to tease (playfully); to entice; (coll.) to joke |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 可笑.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can; may |
| 可能 | kě néng | might (happen); possible |
| 可是 | kě shì | but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed |
| 不可 | bù kě | cannot; should not; must not |
| 可怕 | kě pà | awful; dreadful |
| 可爱 (可愛) | kě ài | adorable; cute |
| 微笑 | wēi xiào | smile; 个 (gè),丝 (sī) |
| 笑话 (笑話) | xiào hua | joke; jest; to laugh at; to mock |
See also: Japanese symbol for “funny”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.