to laugh or smile
Animated Stroke Order 笑
Stroke Order Diagrams 笑

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HSK Vocabulary: 笑
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 笑 is used in context
1
tā他
jiǎng讲
le了
yí一
gè个
yǒu有
qù趣
de的
xiào笑
huà话
。
He told a funny joke
2
tā她
de的
xiào笑
róng容
wēn温
nuǎn暖
le了
wǒ我
de的
xīn心
。
Her smile warmed my heart
3
fáng房
jiān间
lǐ里
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
huān欢
xiào笑
shēng声
。
The room was filled with laughter
4
tā他
xǐ喜
huān欢
kāi开
wán玩
xiào笑
。
He likes to joke.
5
bié别
dān担
xīn心
,
wǒ我
zhǐ只
shì是
zài在
kāi开
wán玩
xiào笑
。
Don't worry, I'm just joking.
6
tā他
kāi开
wán玩
xiào笑
shuō说
,
rú如
guǒ果
míng明
tiān天
bù不
xià下
yǔ雨
,
wǒ我
men们
jiù就
qù去
gōng公
yuán园
yě野
cān餐
。
He joked that if it doesn't rain tomorrow, we'll go for a picnic in the park.
7
zhè这
shì是
yí一
gè个
xiào笑
huà话
。
This is a joke.
8
tā他
jiǎng讲
le了
yí一
gè个
yǒu有
qù趣
de的
xiào笑
huà话
,
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
xiào笑
le了
。
He told a funny joke, and everyone laughed.
9
bié别
bǎ把
zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
dāng当
xiào笑
huà话
,
tā它
hěn很
zhòng重
yào要
。
Don't treat this matter as a joke; it's very important.
10
tā她
duì对
wǒ我
wēi微
xiào笑
。
She smiled at me.
Information
Traditional笑
Radical竹
Strokes10
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#321
Zhuyinㄒㄧㄠˋ
Components—
UnicodeU+7B11
CangjieHHSK
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality