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
笑
xiào
to laugh, to smile
Character
Example phrases
- 他在笑什么？ Tā zài xiào shénme? What is he laughing at?
- 大家都笑了。 Dàjiā dōu xiào le. Everyone laughed.
- 我喜欢看你笑。 Wǒ xǐhuan kàn nǐ xiào. I love seeing you smile.
- 老师听了笑了。 Lǎoshī tīng le xiào le. The teacher listened and laughed.
- 王明笑着说话。 Wáng Míng xiào zhe shuōhuà. Wang Ming speaks with a smile.
- 你笑不笑？ Nǐ xiào bu xiào? Are you going to smile or not?
- 看到朋友她就笑。 Kàndào péngyou tā jiù xiào. She smiles as soon as she sees her friend.
- 这个电影很好笑。 Zhège diànyǐng hěn hǎoxiào. This movie is very funny.
- 小朋友笑了吗？ Xiǎopéngyou xiào le ma? Did the child smile?
- 听了这个话，她笑了。 Tīng le zhège huà, tā xiào le. She smiled when she heard that.
Related words
- 开玩笑 kāi wánxiào to joke
- 笑话 xiàohuà joke
- 笑话儿 xiàohuar joke; silly talk
- 微笑 wēixiào to smile; smile
- 嘲笑 cháoxiào to mock, to ridicule
- 笑容 xiàoróng smile
- 耻笑 chǐxiào to ridicule; to mock
- 搞笑 gǎoxiào to be funny; to make people laugh
- 哄堂大笑 hōngtángdàxiào to burst into laughter; the whole room roars with laughter
- 欢声笑语 huānshēngxiàoyǔ cheerful voices and laughter
- 讥笑 jīxiào to mock; to ridicule
- 可笑 kěxiào laughable; ridiculous