HSK 1 · Feelings & thoughts

笑

xiào

to laugh; to smile

Stroke order of 笑

笑 is written with 10 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

Bamboo "⺮" leaves bend over a swaying person "夭" laughing so hard.

Parts: ⺮ bamboo + 夭 (a person bending)

Example sentence

她笑得很开心。

She laughed happily.

Words with 笑

开玩笑to joke 笑话joke; to laugh at 笑话儿joke

More words: Feelings & thoughts

爱to love 喜欢to like 想to want; to think; to miss 觉得to think; to feel 高兴happy; glad 生气angry; to get angry 知道to know 记to remember; to note down 记得to remember 记住to remember; to memorize 忘to forget 忘记to forget

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