效(xiào)

HSK 310 strokes

variant of 效

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Character information

Pinyin
xiào
Meaning
variant of 效
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 效 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰交攵

In this compound, the meaning comes from 攵 (strike); 交 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

交jiāo攵pū

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 效 step by step

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

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Words with 效

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

xiào效guǒ果
HSK 3

result

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xiào效lǜ率
HSK 4

efficiency

Open 效率 page →
chéng成xiào效
HSK 5

effect

Open 成效 page →
xiào效fǎng仿
HSK 7-9

see 仿效

Open 效仿 page →
gōng功xiào效
HSK 7-9

efficacy

Open 功效 page →
shī失xiào效
HSK 7-9

to fail

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zòu奏xiào效
HSK 7-9

to show results; to be effective

Open 奏效 page →
xiào效lì力
HSK 7-9

effectiveness

Open 效力 page →

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From 效’s common words

果率成仿功失奏力

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