笑
xiào
to laugh; to smile
to laugh at
bamboo (⺮) + bending young (夭) = to laugh and smile
Bamboo stalks sway and bend gracefully in the wind, and 夭 depicts a person bending or stretching. Together they evoke the image of someone bowing over with laughter, shoulders shaking like swaying bamboo.
她看到那只小猫就笑了。
tā kàn dào nà zhī xiǎo māo jiù xiào le。
She saw that little cat and smiled.
你不能笑别人犯的小错误。
nǐ bù néng xiào bié rén fàn de xiǎo cuò wù。
You shouldn't laugh at the small mistakes other people make.
Words with 笑
取笑
qǔ xiào
to tease; to make fun of
调笑
tiáo xiào
to tease
笑话
xiào hua
joke; jest (CL:個|个[ge4])
喜笑颜开
xǐ xiào yán kāi
grinning from ear to ear (idiom)
有说有笑
yǒu shuō yǒu xiào
talking and laughing
冷笑
lěng xiào
to sneer
逗笑儿
dòu xiào r
erhua variant of 逗笑[dou4 xiao4]
逗人发笑
dòu rén fā xiào
to make people laugh
逗笑
dòu xiào
to amuse
开玩笑
kāi wán xiào
to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke
阴笑
yīn xiào
to laugh evilly
露齿而笑
lù chǐ ér xiào
to grin