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笑
Trad. 笑
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(Bushou)		 竹
Strokes 6
Composition
Strokes 10
Structure
Decomp. 竹丿大
竹 + 夭
Prononciation
Mandarin xiào
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Pinyin xiao4
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竹竹乂
Sijiao 8843.2
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CNS 11643 1-573D
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笑 xiào to laugh / to smile / to laugh at
Results beginning with 笑
笑话 xiào huà joke / jest / CL:個|个[ge4] / to laugh at / to mock
笑容 xiào róng smile / smiling expression / CL:副[fu4]
笑声 xiào shēng laughter
笑意 xiào yì smiling expression
笑脸 xiào liǎn smiling face / smiley :) ☺ / CL:副[fu4]
笑语 xiào yǔ talking and laughing / cheerful talk
笑谈 xiào tán object of ridicule / laughingstock / to laugh over sth / to make light chat
笑料 xiào liào comedic material / (in reference to a person) laughingstock / butt of jokes
笑靥 xiào yè dimple / smiling face
笑柄 xiào bǐng a matter for ridicule / an object of ridicule / laughingstock
笑星 xiào xīng popular comedian / comic star
笑纳 xiào nà to kindly accept (an offering)
笑林 Xiào lín Jokes (title of an ancient collection of jokes, often used in the title of modern collections of jokes)
笑纹 xiào wén laugh lines (on the face)
笑剧 xiào jù comedy / farce
笑气 xiào qì laughing gas (nitrous oxide)
笑场 xiào chǎng (of an actor) to break character by laughing / to corpse
笑点 xiào diǎn funny bits / humorous parts / jokes / punchline
笑话 xiào hua joke / jest (CL:個|个[ge4]) / to laugh at / to mock / ridiculous / absurd
笑骂 xiào mà to deride / to mock / (jocular) to heckle good-naturedly / to razz
笑貌 xiào mào smiling face
笑鸥 xiào ōu (bird species of China) laughing gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)
笑涡 xiào wō variant of 笑窩|笑窝[xiao4wo1]
笑窝 xiào wō dimple (on the cheek when smiling)
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笑嘻嘻 xiào xī xī grinning / smiling
笑眯眯 xiào mī mī beaming / all smiles
笑吟吟 xiào yín yín smiling / with a smile
笑盈盈 xiào yíng yíng smilingly / to be all smiles
笑哈哈 xiào hā hā to laugh heartily
笑面虎 xiào miàn hǔ man with a big smile and evil intentions
笑点低 xiào diǎn dī amused by even the weakest joke / ready to laugh at the smallest thing
笑话儿 xiào hua r erhua variant of 笑話|笑话[xiao4 hua5]
笑脸儿 xiào liǎn r erhua variant of 笑臉|笑脸[xiao4 lian3]
笑容可掬 xiào róng kě jū smiling wholeheartedly (idiom) / beaming from ear to ear
笑逐颜开 xiào zhú yán kāi smile spread across the face (idiom) / beaming with pleasure / all smiles / joy written across one's face
笑里藏刀 xiào lǐ cáng dāo lit. a dagger hidden in smiles (idiom) / friendly manners belying hypocritical intentions / when the fox preaches, look to the geese
笑不可仰 xiào bù kě yǎng to double up with laughter (idiom)
笑不可抑 xiào bù kě yì to laugh irrepressibly
笑掉大牙 xiào diào dà yá to laugh one's head off / ridiculous / jaw-dropping
笑而不语 xiào ér bù yǔ to smile but say nothing
笑口弥勒 Xiào kǒu Mí lè laughing Maitreya
笑脸相迎 xiào liǎn xiāng yíng to welcome sb with a smiling face (idiom)
笑料百出 xiào liào bǎi chū entertaining / hilarious
笑破肚皮 xiào pò dù pí to split one's sides laughing
笑贫不笑娼 xiào pín bù xiào chāng the notion in society that it's better to get ahead in the world by abandoning one's scruples than to suffer poverty / lit. despising poverty but not prostitution (idiom)
Approximate Results for 笑
微笑 wēi xiào smile / CL:個|个[ge4],絲|丝[si1] / to smile
大笑 dà xiào to laugh heartily / a belly laugh
爆笑 bào xiào to burst out laughing / hilarious / burst of laughter
苦笑 kǔ xiào to force a smile / a bitter laugh
冷笑 lěng xiào to sneer / to laugh grimly / grin of dissatisfaction (bitterness, helplessness, indignation etc) / bitter, grim, sarcastic or angry smile
玩笑 wán xiào to joke / joke / jest
好笑 hǎo xiào laughable / funny / ridiculous
可笑 kě xiào funny / ridiculous
嘲笑 cháo xiào to jeer at / to deride / to ridicule / mockery / derision
含笑 hán xiào to have a smile on one's face
欢笑 huān xiào to laugh happily / a belly-laugh
狂笑 kuáng xiào to howl with laughter / to laugh one's head off
傻笑 shǎ xiào to giggle / to laugh foolishly / to smirk / to simper
取笑 qǔ xiào to tease / to make fun of
说笑 shuō xiào to chat and laugh / to crack jokes / to banter
狞笑 níng xiào to laugh nastily / evil grin
偷笑 tōu xiào to laugh up one's sleeve
奸笑 jiān xiào evil smile / sinister smile
发笑 fā xiào to burst out laughing / to laugh
暗笑 àn xiào laugh in (up) one's sleeve / snigger / snicker
干笑 gān xiào to give a hollow laugh / to force a smile / forced laugh / CL:聲|声[sheng1]
嬉笑 xī xiào to be laughing and playing / to giggle
讥笑 jī xiào to sneer
耻笑 chǐ xiào to sneer at sb / to ridicule
失笑 shī xiào to laugh in spite of oneself / to be unable to help laughing / to break into laughter
窃笑 qiè xiào to snigger / to titter
见笑 jiàn xiào to mock / to be ridiculed / to incur ridicule through one's poor performance (humble)
调笑 tiáo xiào to tease / to poke fun at
逗笑 dòu xiào to amuse / to cause to smile / amusing
哄笑 hōng xiào to roar with laughter / hoots of laughter / guffaw
讪笑 shàn xiào to ridicule / to mock
嗤笑 chī xiào to sneer at
卖笑 mài xiào to work as a good-time girl / to prostitute oneself
赔笑 péi xiào to smile apologetically or obsequiously
惨笑 cǎn xiào bitter smile
痴笑 chī xiào to giggle foolishly / to titter
憋笑 biē xiào to stifle a guffaw
灿笑 càn xiào to smile brightly
诶笑 ēi xiào to laugh loudly / guffaw
搞笑 gǎo xiào to get people to laugh / funny / hilarious
诡笑 guǐ xiào smirk / insincere smile
坏笑 huài xiào to smirk / to grin wickedly / to snicker
哗笑 huá xiào uproarious laughter
媚笑 mèi xiào enchanting smile
气笑 qì xiào to be angry about sth but also find it laughable
哂笑 shěn xiào (literary) to sneer / to laugh at
喜笑 xǐ xiào to laugh / laughter
阴笑 yīn xiào to laugh evilly
贻笑 yí xiào to be ridiculous / to make a fool of oneself
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开玩笑 kāi wán xiào to play a joke / to make fun of / to joke
搞笑片 gǎo xiào piàn comedy film / comedy / CL:部[bu4]
闹笑话 nào xiào huà to make a fool of oneself
妃子笑 fēi zi xiào concubine's smile, a cultivar of lychee
荤笑话 hūn xiào huà dirty jokes / jokes of a visceral nature
逗笑儿 dòu xiào r erhua variant of 逗笑[dou4 xiao4]
咯咯笑 gē gē xiào chuckle
格格笑 gé gé xiào giggle
哈哈笑 hā hā xiào to laugh out loud
荤笑话 hūn xiào hua dirty jokes / jokes of a visceral nature
看笑话 kàn xiào hua to watch with amusement as sb makes a fool of himself
冷笑话 lěng xiào huà corny joke
冷笑话 lěng xiào hua corny joke
闹笑话 nào xiào hua to make a fool of oneself
姨母笑 yí mǔ xiào (neologism c. 2017) (slang) kindly, indulgent smile (usu. on the face of a woman)
哈哈大笑 hā hā dà xiào to laugh heartily / to burst into loud laughter
哭笑不得 kū xiào bù dé lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom) / both funny and extremely embarrassing / between laughter and tears
啼笑皆非 tí xiào jiē fēi lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom) / between laughter and tears
有说有笑 yǒu shuō yǒu xiào talking and laughing / to jest / cheerful and lively
谈笑风生 tán xiào fēng shēng to talk cheerfully and wittily / to joke together
眉开眼笑 méi kāi yǎn xiào brows raised in delight, eyes laughing (idiom) / beaming with joy / all smiles
嬉皮笑脸 xī pí xiào liǎn all smiles / smiling mischievously or ingratiatingly
哄堂大笑 hōng táng dà xiào the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)
破涕为笑 pò tì wéi xiào to turn tears into laughter (idiom) / to turn grief into happiness
强颜欢笑 qiǎng yán huān xiào to pretend to look happy / to force oneself to smile
嘻皮笑脸 xī pí xiào liǎn see 嬉皮笑臉|嬉皮笑脸[xi1 pi2 xiao4 lian3]
一笑置之 yī xiào zhì zhī to dismiss with a laugh / to make light of
喜笑颜开 xǐ xiào yán kāi grinning from ear to ear (idiom) / beaming with happiness
贻笑大方 yí xiào dà fāng to make a fool of oneself / to make oneself a laughing stock
谈笑自若 tán xiào zì ruò to talk and laugh as though nothing had happened / to remain cheerful (despite a crisis)
付之一笑 fù zhī yī xiào (idiom) to dismiss sth with a laugh / to laugh it off
买笑追欢 mǎi xiào zhuī huān lit. to buy smiles to seek happiness / abandon oneself to the pleasures of the flesh (idiom)
捧腹大笑 pěng fù dà xiào uproarious / hilarious / to split one's sides laughing / lit. to hold one's belly with both hands
似笑非笑 sì xiào fēi xiào like a smile yet not a smile (idiom)
嬉笑怒骂 xī xiào nù mà lit. laughs, jeers, anger and invective (idiom) / fig. all kinds of emotions / to mock and scold / (of writing) freely roving / following the author's fancy
嫣然一笑 yān rán yī xiào to smile sweetly
哑然失笑 yǎ rán shī xiào to laugh involuntarily / Taiwan pr. [e4 ran2 shi1 xiao4]
一颦一笑 yī pín yī xiào every frown and every smile
不值一笑 bù zhí yī xiào of no value / worthless
逗人发笑 dòu rén fā xiào to make people laugh
罐头笑声 guàn tóu xiào shēng canned laughter / laugh track
颔首微笑 hàn shǒu wēi xiào to nod and smile
欢声笑语 huān shēng xiào yǔ cheers and laughter
会心微笑 huì xīn wēi xiào a knowing smile (idiom)
咧开嘴笑 liě kāi zuǐ xiào to laugh
露齿而笑 lù chǐ ér xiào to grin
捧腹大笑 pěng fù - dà xiào (idiom) to split one's sides laughing
莞尔一笑 wǎn ěr yī xiào (literary) to smile
相视而笑 xiāng shì ér xiào (idiom) to look at each other and smile
鸴鸠笑鹏 xué jiū xiào péng the phoenix laughs at the roc (idiom)
嫣然一笑 yān rán - yī xiào (idiom) to smile sweetly
贻笑方家 yí xiào fāng jiā a novice making a fool of himself / to make oneself ridiculous before experts
一笑了之 yī xiào liǎo zhī to laugh away (instead of taking seriously)
皮笑肉不笑 pí xiào ròu bù xiào to put on a fake smile (idiom) / to smile insincerely
龟笑鳖无尾 guī xiào biē wú wěi lit. a tortoise laughing at a soft-shelled turtle for having no tail (idiom) / fig. the pot calling the kettle black
好气又好笑 hǎo qì yòu hǎo xiào see 又好氣又好笑|又好气又好笑[you4 hao3qi4 you4 hao3xiao4]
兰陵笑笑生 Lán líng Xiào xiào shēng Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng, pseudonym of the Ming dynasty writer and author of the Golden Lotus 金瓶梅[Jin1 ping2 mei2]
五十步笑百步 wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù lit. the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom) / fig. the pot calls the kettle black
又好气又好笑 yòu hǎo qì yòu hǎo xiào annoyed and amused in equal measure
美洲最搞笑电视 měi zhōu zuì gǎo xiào diàn shì America's
少女露笑脸，婚事半成全 shào nu:3 lù xiào liǎn , hūn shì bàn chéng quán When the girl smiles, the matchmaker's job is half done. (idiom)
谁笑到最后，谁笑得最好 shéi xiào dào zuì hòu , shéi xiào dé zuì hǎo He laughs best who laughs last.
谁笑在最后，谁笑得最好 shéi xiào zài zuì hòu , shéi xiào dé zuì hǎo He laughs best who laughs last.
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