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
笑容
xiàoróng
smile
Characters in this word
容 róng
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 谷 valley, gorge, ravine
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 听到录取消息后，她脸上露出了久违的笑容。 Tīngdào lùqǔ xiāoxi hòu, tā liǎn shàng lùchū le jiǔwéi de xiàoróng. After hearing the news of her admission, a long-absent smile appeared on her face.
- 小姑娘的脸上总是带着甜甜的笑容。 Xiǎo gūniang de liǎn shàng zǒngshì dàizhe tiántián de xiàoróng. The little girl always has a sweet smile on her face.
- 服务员面带笑容，热情地给客人介绍菜单。 Fúwùyuán miàn dài xiàoróng, rèqíng de gěi kèrén jièshào càidān. The waiter, smiling, warmly introduced the menu to the guests.
Related words
- 开玩笑 kāiwánxiào to joke
- 笑 xiào to laugh, to smile
- 笑话 xiàohuà joke
- 笑话儿 xiàohuar joke; silly talk
- 微笑 wēixiào to smile; smile
- 嘲笑 cháoxiào to mock, to ridicule
- 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