笑

xiào

to smile, to laugh; to giggle; to snicker

Radical: ⺮ HSK 1 v, vn ideographic

Components & Etymology

笑 decomposes into the following components:

⺮ 夭

Words containing 笑

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 笑.

偷笑
tōu xiào
傻笑
shǎ xiào
to giggle
冷笑
lěng xiào
to sneer
卖笑
mài xiào
发笑
fā xiào
to burst out laughing
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
哄笑
hōng xiào
to roar with laughter
哗笑
huá xiào
uproarious laughter
喜笑
xǐ xiào

Related characters (radical ⺮)

Characters that share the radical ⺮.

⺮ 劄 竹 竺 竽 竿 笃 笄 笆 笈 笊 笋 笏 笔 笕 笙 笛 笞 笠 笤 笥 符 笨 笪

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