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笑 xiào — “to laugh, to smile”

How to write and say the Chinese character 笑 (xiào), which means to laugh, to smile — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Think & feel.

Stroke order笔顺

笑 is written with 10 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):

The story behind it字源小故事

Bamboo ⺮ bending in the wind above a person 夭 — bent over double with laughter.

A common word常用词

Example sentence例句

This page is part of the free Chinese character explorer from Casey Foundation Chinese School — a Saturday community Chinese school in Narre Warren, Victoria, serving Berwick, Cranbourne, Hallam and families across Melbourne's southeast. New students get a free trial lesson.