What does 效 mean in Chinese?

效 is a Chinese character with the radical 攵.

How do you write 效?

效 is written with 10 strokes, starting from the 攵 (rap) radical and following standard Chinese stroke order (top to bottom, left to right). See the interactive stroke-order tool for the full animation.

What is the radical of 效?

The radical of 效 is 攵 (rap, Kangxi radical #66). Other common HSK characters using the same radical include 放, 改, 政.

How many strokes does 效 have?

The Chinese character 效 has 10 strokes.

What HSK level is 效?

On the new HSK exam syllabus, 效 is a character to recognise at HSK 4.

效: Chinese Character Details

效

HSK 4 character 10 strokes Radical: 攵 (rap)

Quick Answer

效 is a Chinese character with 10 strokes, radical 攵 (rap), HSK 4 on the new exam.

Full dictionary entry for 效 →Animated stroke-order for 效 →

Etymology

An exchange of hands — effect, to imitate

Mnemonic hooks the visual decomposition to a memorable image. The full oracle-bone to modern evolution is being added character-by-character via the Phase 13 etymology pass.

Decomposition

效=交component+攵radical

Breaking a character into its components makes it far easier to recall. Each component above links to its own detail page.

Basic info

Stroke count	10 strokes
Radical	攵 (#66: rap)
New HSK exam	Recognise at HSK 4
Frequency	#539 most common

Example sentences

效果很明显。
Xiàoguǒ hěn míngxiǎn.
The effect is obvious.
From 效果 (HSK 4)
效率在这里。
Xiàolǜ zài zhèlǐ.
Efficiency is here.
From 效率 (HSK 5)
这种药功效显著。
Zhè zhǒng yào gōngxiào xiǎnzhù.
This medicine has remarkable effects.
From 功效 (HSK 6)

Words containing 效

Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK
效果	xiàoguǒ	Effect	HSK 4
效率	xiàolǜ	efficiency	HSK 5
成效	chéngxiào	effect, result	HSK 6
仿效	fǎngxiào	to imitate, to follow
功效	gōngxiào	efficacy, effect	HSK 6

Related characters

Don't confuse with

校

效 ≠ 校

较

效 ≠ 较

Share the 攵 (rap) radical

放fàng 改gǎi 政

See all characters with the 攵 radical →

Similar meaning (abstract)

不not 大big 公public 分to divide 对correct 定to decide 方direction 得to get

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