嘲(cháo)

HSK 7-915 strokes
Readingscháozhāo

to ridicule

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Character information

Pinyin
cháo / zhāo
Meaning
to ridicule; to mock
Strokes
15
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 嘲 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰口朝

In this compound, the meaning comes from 口 (mouth); 朝 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

口kǒu朝cháo

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 嘲 step by step

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

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Words with 嘲

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

cháo嘲nòng弄
HSK 7-9

to tease; to poke fun at; to make fun of

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cháo嘲xiào笑
HSK 7-9

to jeer at; to deride; to ridicule; mockery; derision

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cháo嘲zhā哳

(onom.) clamorous noise made by numerous people talking or singing, or by m…

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lěng冷cháo嘲rè热fěng讽

frigid irony and scorching satire (idiom); to mock and ridicule

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cháo嘲fěng讽

to sneer at

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qún群cháo嘲

(neologism, attested by 2011) to deride a group of people

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zì自cháo嘲

to mock oneself

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zì自wǒ我jiě解cháo嘲

to refer to one's foibles or failings with self-deprecating humor

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