效
xiào
effect
efficacy; to imitate
strike/urge (攵) + sound xiào (交) = effect, efficacy
攵 depicts a hand holding a stick, suggesting striking or urging action — so 效 carries the idea of applying force to produce a result. 交 mainly provides the sound xiào; the action radical carries the meaning.
这种药的效果很好，我的头不疼了。
zhè zhǒng yào de xiào guǒ hěn hǎo, wǒ de tóu bù téng le。
This medicine's effect is very good; my head doesn't hurt anymore.
新的治疗方法收效很慢，医生让我们耐心等待。
xīn de zhì liáo fāng fǎ shōu xiào hěn màn, yī shēng ràng wǒ men nài xīn děng dài。
The new treatment method shows effect very slowly; the doctor told us to wait patiently.
Words with 效
卓有成效
zhuó yǒu chéng xiào
highly effective
行之有效
xíng zhī yǒu xiào
to be effective (idiom)
长效
cháng xiào
to be effective over an extended period
奇效
qí xiào
wondrous effect
温室效应
wēn shì xiào yìng
greenhouse effect
效仿
xiào fǎng
see 仿傚|仿效[fang3 xiao4]
见效
jiàn xiào
to produce the intended effect; to achieve the desired result
生效
shēng xiào
(of a law, contract, agreement, ban etc) to come into force; to go into effect; to become operative
速效
sù xiào
quick results
速效性毒剂
sù xiào xìng dú jì
quick-acting agent
速效救心丸
sù xiào jiù xīn wán
fast-acting heart pills (a medication developed in China in 1982 to treat heart conditions including angina)
关键绩效指标
guān jiàn jì xiào zhǐ biāo
key performance indicator (KPI)