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.

kāi开wán玩xiào笑
HSK 1

to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke

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xiào笑huà话
HSK 2

joke; jest

Open 笑话 page →
wēi微xiào笑
HSK 4

smile

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xiào笑róng容
HSK 6

smile

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xiào笑shēng声
HSK 6

laughter

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xiào笑liǎn脸
HSK 6

smiling face

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lěng冷xiào笑
HSK 7-9

to sneer

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qǔ取xiào笑
HSK 7-9

to tease; to make fun of

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Related characters

More HSK 1 characters

一七三上下不东两

From 笑’s common words

开玩话微容声脸冷

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