HSK 2 · Body

笑话儿

xiào huar

joke

Stroke order of 笑话儿

3 characters, 20 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

笑 · 10 strokes 话 · 8 strokes儿 · 2 strokes

Memory trick

笑 is bamboo bending as someone laughs; 话 is words; 儿 is a friendly suffix.

Parts: 笑 laugh + 话 talk + 儿 suffix

The characters in 笑话儿

笑 xiào — to laugh; to smile (10 strokes)
话 huà — words; speech (8 strokes)

Example sentence

他爱讲笑话儿。

He loves telling jokes.

Words with 笑

笑to laugh; to smile 开玩笑to joke 笑话joke; to laugh at

Words with 话

话words; speech 说话to speak; to talk 电话telephone 打电话to make a phone call 笑话joke; to laugh at 普通话Mandarin 对话dialogue; conversation 讲话to speak; speech 的话if (at end of clause)谈话to have a talk; conversation 话剧stage play 话题topic of conversation

Words with 儿

没事儿it's OK; never mind 儿子son 女儿daughter 小孩儿child 男孩儿boy 女孩儿girl 哪儿where 这儿here 那儿there 一会儿a moment; a while 面条儿noodles 好玩儿fun; interesting 玩儿to play; to have fun 一点儿a little 一块儿together 一下儿(once; a bit)那会儿at that time 不一会儿in a short while

More words: Body

头head 头发hair 脸face 眼eye 眼睛eye 嘴mouth 脚foot 腿leg 全身whole body 背to carry on the back 举手to raise one's hand 点头to nod 笑话joke; to laugh at 哭to cry

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