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笑

xiào

HSK 2 Character

What 笑 means

1. to laugh; to smile
2. to laugh at

Other readings

笑 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• xiàoold variant of {笑|xiào}

Example sentences

• 可笑!
  Kěxiào!
  Funny!
• 别笑！
  Don't laugh.
• 他笑了。
  He laughed.
• 我笑了。
  I laughed.
• 她笑了。
  She smiled.
• 我想笑。
  I feel like laughing.

Words starting with 笑

• 笑话xiào huajoke; jest; to laugh at; to mock; ridiculous; absurd
• 笑容xiào róngsmile; smiling expression
• 笑声xiào shēnglaughter
• 笑脸xiào liǎnsmiling face; smiley :) ☺
• 笑意xiào yìsmiling expression
• 笑嘻嘻xiào xī xīgrinning; smiling
• 笑眯眯xiào mī mībeaming; all smiles
• 笑语xiào yǔtalking and laughing; cheerful talk
• 笑谈xiào tánobject of ridicule; laughingstock; to laugh over sth
• 笑吟吟xiào yín yínsmiling; with a smile
• 笑容可掬xiào róng kě jūsmiling wholeheartedly (idiom); beaming from ear to ear
• 笑料xiào liàocomedic material; (in reference to a person) laughingstock; butt of jokes
• 笑骂xiào màto deride; to mock; (jocular) to heckle good-naturedly; to razz
• 笑靥xiào yèdimple; smiling face
• 笑颜xiào yánsmiling face
• 笑盈盈xiào yíng yíngsmilingly; to be all smiles
• 笑柄xiào bǐnga matter for ridicule; an object of ridicule; laughingstock
• 笑逐颜开xiào zhú yán kāismile spread across the face (idiom); beaming with pleasure; all smiles…
• 笑场xiào chǎng(of an actor) to break character by laughing; to corpse
• 笑星xiào xīngpopular comedian; comic star
• 笑林Xiào línJokes…
• 笑气xiào qìlaughing gas (nitrous oxide)
• 笑纳xiào nàto kindly accept (an offering)
• 笑点xiào diǎnfunny bits; humorous parts; jokes

Words containing 笑

• 开玩笑kāi wán xiàoto play a joke; to make fun of; to joke
• 微笑wēi xiàosmile; to smile
• 可笑kě xiàofunny; ridiculous
• 嘲笑cháo xiàoto jeer at; to deride; to ridicule
• 讥笑jī xiàoto sneer
• 大笑dà xiàoto laugh heartily; a belly laugh
• 搞笑gǎo xiàoto get people to laugh; funny; hilarious
• 玩笑wán xiàoto joke; joke; jest
• 好笑hǎo xiàolaughable; funny; ridiculous
• 苦笑kǔ xiàoto force a smile; a bitter laugh
• 哈哈大笑hā hā dà xiàoto laugh heartily; to burst into loud laughter
• 冷笑lěng xiàoto sneer; to laugh grimly; grin of dissatisfaction…
• 欢笑huān xiàoto laugh happily; a belly-laugh
• 说笑shuō xiàoto chat and laugh; to crack jokes; to banter
• 傻笑shǎ xiàoto giggle; to laugh foolishly; to smirk
• 哭笑不得kū xiào bù délit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom); both funny and extremely embarrassing…
• 含笑hán xiàoto have a smile on one's face
• 取笑qǔ xiàoto tease; to make fun of
• 狂笑kuáng xiàoto howl with laughter; to laugh one's head off
• 发笑fā xiàoto burst out laughing; to laugh
• 有说有笑yǒu shuō yǒu xiàotalking and laughing; to jest; cheerful and lively
• 哄堂大笑hōng táng dà xiàothe whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)
• 哄笑hōng xiàoto roar with laughter; hoots of laughter; guffaw
• 啼笑皆非tí xiào jiē fēilit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom); between laughter and tears

Characters built on 竹

These share the phonetic component 竹 (zhú), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 箫xiāoxiao, a vertical bamboo flute
• 筱xiǎodwarf bamboo; thin bamboo
• 笤tiáobroom
• 筊jiǎobamboo rope

Characters that look like 笑

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 莱láiname of weed plant (fat hen, goosefoot, pigweed etc); Chenopodium album
• 契qìto carve; carved words; to agree
• 冤yuāninjustice; grievance; wrong
• 桨jiǎngoar; paddle
• 笺jiānletter; note-paper
• 鸳yuānmandarin duck

Sounds the same

Read xiào, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 校(bound form) school; college; (bound form; military) field officer
• 效to imitate (variant of 效
• 孝filial piety or obedience; mourning apparel
• 肖similar; resembling; to resemble
• 啸(of people) to whistle; (of birds and animals) to screech; to howl; to roar
• 哮pant; roar; bark (of animals)
• 恔cheerful
• 薢woody climbing plant
• 歗old variant of 啸