Chinese symbol for “laugh”
笑
xiào
to laugh; to smile; to laugh at
The closest CC-CEDICT match for laugh is 笑 (xiào), defined as: to laugh; to smile; to laugh at.
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 “laugh”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 嘻 | xī | laugh; giggle |
| 乐 (樂) | lè | happy; cheerful |
| 发笑 (發笑) | fā xiào | to burst out laughing; to laugh |
| 咧开嘴笑 (咧開嘴笑) | liě kāi zuǐ xiào | to laugh |
| 喜笑 | xǐ xiào | to laugh; laughter |
Related words
Other words that share a character 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “laugh”.
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.