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Chinese symbol for “snicker”

暗笑
àn xiào
laugh in (up) one's sleeve; snigger; snicker

The closest CC-CEDICT match for snicker is 暗笑 (àn xiào), defined as: laugh in (up) one's sleeve; snigger; snicker.

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

暗 àn
dark, gloomy; obscure; secret, covert
radical 72 ⽇ · 13 strokes
笑 xiào
to smile, to laugh; to giggle; to snicker
radical 118 ⽵ · 10 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 暗笑.

WordPinyinMeaning
黑暗hēi àndark; darkly
暗示àn shìto hint; to suggest; hint; suggestion
暗杀 (暗殺)àn shāto assassinate
暗中àn zhōngin the dark; in secret
阴暗 (陰暗)yīn àndim; dark
暗号 (暗號)àn hàosecret signal; password; countersign
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 “snicker”.

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.

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