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What does 笑 mean in Chinese?

笑 (xiào) means "old variant of 笑[xiao4]" in Chinese. It is an HSK Level 1 word.

How do you pronounce 笑?

笑 is pronounced "xiào" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 4.

What HSK level is 笑?

笑 is an HSK Level 1 word (HSK 2.0: Level 2, HSK 3.0: Level 1).

What words contain the character 笑?

Common words with 笑 include 干笑 (to give a hollow laugh), 偷笑 (to laugh up one's sleeve), 傻笑 (to giggle), 冷笑 (to sneer), 取笑 (to tease).

How do you write 笑?

笑 has 10 strokes. Its radical is 竹. You can view the stroke order animation on our stroke order tool.

笑 (xiào) — old variant of 笑[xiao4] | Chinese Dictionary

笑

xiào

old variant of 笑[xiao4]

HSK 110 strokes

Traditional: 咲

Character Breakdown

笑 = 竹 + 夭

Bamboo bending like a young person — to laugh

Radical: 竹 (no. 118)Strokes: 10Traditional: 咲

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Definitions

old variant of 笑[xiao4]

Example Sentences

他笑了。

Tā xiào le

He laughed

Words Containing 笑

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
干笑	gān xiào	to give a hollow laugh
偷笑	tōu xiào	to laugh up one's sleeve
傻笑	shǎ xiào	to giggle
冷笑	lěng xiào	to sneer
取笑	qǔ xiào	to tease
可笑	kě xiào	funny
含笑	hán xiào	to have a smile on one's face
哂笑	shěn xiào	(literary) to sneer
哄笑	hōng xiào	to roar with laughter
冷笑话	lěng xiào huà	joke intended to be so corny it makes one groan

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㐅(wǔ)— archaic variant of 五[wu3]

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㐌(tā)— variant of 它[ta1]

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㐜(chóu)— variant of 仇[chou2]

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Grammar Notes

As Soon As (一...就)HSK 3

Subject + 一 + Verb₁，(Subject) + 就 + Verb₂

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HSK & Exam Info

HSK 2.0: Level 2HSK 3.0: Level 1

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Frequently Asked Questions

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