xiào = xi + ao4
old variant of 笑[xiao4]
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xiào = xi + ao4
laugh / smile / CL:個|个[ge4]
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xiào = xi + ao4
to laugh; to smile / to laugh at
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How to pronounce 笑

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= xi initial

Xi is for Xi Shi (西施), one of the renowned Four Beauties of ancient China.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ ao4 final

In the aorta’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

笑 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
zhú = zhu + Ø2
"bamboo" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 118)
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yāo = y + ao1
tender / gentle / to die prematurely
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yāo = y + ao1
variant of 夭[yao1] / to die young / to die prematurely / Taiwan pr. [yao3]
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zhú = zhu + Ø2
bamboo / CL:棵[ke1],支[zhi1],根[gen1] / Kangxi radical 118
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Characters with 笑 as component

笑 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 笑

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to joke / joke / jest
to play a joke / to make fun of / to joke
joke / jest / CL:個|个[ge4] / to laugh at / to mock

Sentences with 笑

wáng
kāi
wán
xiào
 
 
kāi
wán
xiào

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xiào

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