滑 huá
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 骨 bone
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
滑稽
huájī
comic; ridiculous; funny
Characters in this word
稽 jī
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 禾 — cereal, grain, rice
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他的辩解听起来滑稽，因为所有证据都指向相反的结论。 Tā de biànjiě tīng qǐlái huájī, yīnwèi suǒyǒu zhèngjù dōu zhǐxiàng xiāngfǎn de jiélùn. His defence sounded ridiculous because all the evidence pointed to the opposite conclusion.
- 小丑穿着特别大的鞋，一走路就摔倒，滑稽极了。 Xiǎochǒu chuān zhe tèbié dà de xié, yì zǒulù jiù shuāidǎo, huájī jí le. The clown wears enormous shoes and falls over as soon as he walks, which is utterly comical.
- 猫戴着小帽子，样子又可爱又滑稽。 Māo dài zhe xiǎo màozi, yàngzi yòu kě'ài yòu huájī. The cat in a little hat looks both cute and comical.
Related words
- 滑 huá slippery
- 滑冰 huábīng to skate
- 滑行 huáxíng to glide, to slide
- 滑雪 huáxuě to ski
- 光滑 guānghuá smooth; glossy
- 滑梯 huátī slide; playground slide
- 下滑 xiàhuá to decline; to slide downward
- 荒唐 huāngtáng absurd; ridiculous; preposterous
- 宏伟 hóngwěi grand; magnificent
- 荒谬 huāngmiù absurd; ridiculous; preposterous
- 豪华 háohuá luxurious; splendid
- 荒诞 huāngdàn absurd; bizarre