开 kāi
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 廾 — two hands
- Made of
- 一 one 廾 two hands
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
开玩笑
kāiwánxiào
to joke
Characters in this word
玩 wán
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 王 — king, ruler
- Made of
- 王 king, ruler 元 first
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
笑 xiào
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- ⺮ — bamboo
- Made of
- ⺮ bamboo 夭 young, energetic
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 他在开玩笑。 Tā zài kāiwánxiào. He's joking.
- 我是在开玩笑。 Wǒ shì zài kāiwánxiào. I'm joking.
- 他喜欢开玩笑。 Tā xǐhuan kāiwánxiào. He likes to joke.
Related words
- 打开 dǎkāi to open, to turn on
- 开 kāi to open; to drive; to turn on
- 开车 kāichē to drive a car
- 开会 kāihuì to have a meeting
- 好玩儿 hǎowánr fun, interesting
- 玩儿 wánr to play, to have fun
- 笑 xiào to laugh, to smile
- 生日 shēngrì birthday
- 新年 xīnnián New Year
- 好听 hǎotīng pleasant to hear
- 电 diàn electricity
- 好看 hǎokàn good-looking, nice