笑(xiào)

HSK 110 strokes

old variant of 笑[xiao4]

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Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
xiào
Meaning
old variant of 笑[xiao4]
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 笑 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱⺮夭

A person 夭 with a big grin ⺮

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

⺮夭yāo

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 笑 step by step

10 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 笑

Common words using 笑 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

lěng冷xiào笑
HSK 7-9

to sneer

Open 冷笑 page →
qǔ取xiào笑
HSK 7-9

to tease; to make fun of

Open 取笑 page →
kě可xiào笑
HSK 7-9

funny

Open 可笑 page →
hōng哄táng堂dà大xiào笑
HSK 7-9

the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)

Open 哄堂大笑 page →
kū哭xiào笑bù不dé得
HSK 7-9

lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)

Open 哭笑不得 page →
cháo嘲xiào笑
HSK 7-9

to jeer at

Open 嘲笑 page →
hǎo好xiào笑
HSK 7-9

laughable; funny; ridiculous

Open 好笑 page →
gān干xiào笑

to give a hollow laugh; to force a smile; forced laugh; CL:声

Open 干笑 page →

Related characters

More HSK 1 characters

一七三上下不东两

From 笑’s common words

冷取可哄堂大哭不

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