| 微笑 | wēi xiào | smile / CL:個|个[ge4],絲|丝[si1] / to smile |   |
| 笑 |  xiào | laugh / smile / CL:個|个[ge4] | |
| 笑容 | xiào róng | smile / smiling expression / CL:副[fu4] | |
| 莞尔 | wǎn ěr | (literary) to smile | |
| 听 | yǐn | smile (archaic) | |
| 开颜 | kāi yán | to smile / to beam | |
| 莞 | wǎn | smile | |
| 哂 | shěn | (literary) to smile / to sneer | |
| 解颐 | jiě yí | to smile / to laugh | |
| 莞尔一笑 | wǎn ěr yī xiào | (literary) to smile | |
| 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 | |
| 含笑 | hán xiào | to have a smile on one's face | |
| 会心 | huì xīn | knowing (of a smile, look etc) | |
| 暗喜 | àn xǐ | hidden smile / smirk / to rejoice covertly / secret satisfaction concerning one's evil plans | |
| 奸笑 | jiān xiào | evil smile / sinister smile | |
| 笑吟吟 | xiào yín yín | smiling / with a smile | |
| 干笑 | gān xiào | to give a hollow laugh / to force a smile / forced laugh / CL:聲|声[sheng1] | |
| 忍俊不禁 | rěn jùn bù jīn | cannot help laughing / unable to restrain a smile | |
| 逗笑 | dòu xiào | to amuse / to cause to smile / amusing | |
| 皮笑肉不笑 | pí xiào ròu bù xiào | to put on a fake smile (idiom) / to smile insincerely | |
| 强颜欢笑 | qiǎng yán huān xiào | to pretend to look happy / to force oneself to smile | |
| 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 | |
| 妃子笑 | fēi zi xiào | concubine's smile, a cultivar of lychee | |
| 粲然 | càn rán | clear and bright / with a big smile | |
| 赔笑 | péi xiào | to smile apologetically or obsequiously | |
| 笑面虎 | xiào miàn hǔ | man with a big smile and evil intentions | |
| 惨笑 | cǎn xiào | bitter smile | |
| 似笑非笑 | sì xiào fēi xiào | like a smile yet not a smile (idiom) | |
| 嫣然一笑 | yān rán yī xiào | to smile sweetly | |
| 一颦一笑 | yī pín yī xiào | every frown and every smile | |
| 唹 | yú | to smile at | |
| 咲 | xiào | old variant of 笑, laugh / smile | |
| 媚笑 | mèi xiào | enchanting smile | |
| 会心微笑 | huì xīn wēi xiào | a knowing smile (idiom) | |
| 破颜 | pò yán | to break into a smile / (of flowers) to open | |
| 颔首微笑 | hàn shǒu wēi xiào | to nod and smile | |
| 灿笑 | càn xiào | to smile brightly | |
| 诡笑 | guǐ xiào | smirk / insincere smile | |
| 法令纹 | fǎ lìng wén | nasolabial fold / smile lines / laugh lines | |
| 鼻唇沟 | bí chún gōu | nasolabial fold / smile lines / laugh lines | |
| 笑而不语 | xiào ér bù yǔ | to smile but say nothing | |
| 面露 | miàn lù | to look (tired, pleased etc) / to wear (a smile, a puzzled expression etc) | |
| 姨母笑 | yí mǔ xiào | (neologism c. 2017) (slang) kindly, indulgent smile (usu. on the face of a woman) | |
