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Chinese symbol for “smirk”

诡笑
guǐ xiào
Traditional: 詭笑
smirk; insincere smile

The closest CC-CEDICT match for smirk is 诡笑 (guǐ xiào), defined as: smirk; insincere smile.

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

诡 guǐ
to cheat, to defraud; sly, treacherous
radical 149 ⾔ · 8 strokes
笑 xiào
to smile, to laugh; to giggle; to snicker
radical 118 ⽵ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “smirk”

WordPinyinMeaning
傻笑shǎ xiàoto giggle; to laugh foolishly
暗喜àn xǐhidden smile; smirk

Related words

Other words that share a character with 诡笑.

WordPinyinMeaning
诡异 (詭異)guǐ yìstrange; weird
诡计 (詭計)guǐ jìtrick; ruse
诡辩 (詭辯)guǐ biànspecious arguments; sophistry
诡计多端 (詭計多端)guǐ jì duō duāndeceitful in many ways (idiom); wily and mischievous; full of craft and cunning
诡谲 (詭譎)guǐ jué(literary) strange; unpredictable
阴谋诡计 (陰謀詭計)yīn móu guǐ jìcrafty plots and machinations (idiom)
微笑wēi xiàosmile; 个 (gè),丝 (sī)
笑话 (笑話)xiào huajoke; jest; to laugh at; to mock

See also: Japanese symbol for “smirk”.

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.