笑 · xiào · to laugh
Learn the Chinese character 笑 with its source-linked HSK 2 status, pronunciation, one concise learning meaning, stroke order, real HSK words, and published learning contexts.
Writing guide
How to use the writing tool
- 1. WatchSee the stroke order for 笑.
- 2. TraceFollow the guided strokes to build the movement.
- 3. WriteWrite from memory and receive feedback.
HSK vocabulary
Words with 笑
Source-linked HSK vocabulary records that contain 笑.
Linked HSK vocabulary
- 笑xiàoto laugh
- 好笑hǎoxiàolaughable
- 开玩笑kāi wánxiàoto play a joke
- 笑话xiàohuajoke
- 微笑wēixiàosmile
- 嘲笑cháoxiàoto jeer at
- 笑容xiàoróngsmile
- 耻笑chǐxiàoto sneer at sb
- 搞笑gǎoxiàoto get people to laugh
- 哄堂大笑hōngtáng-dàxiàothe whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)
- 欢声笑语huānshēng-xiàoyǔcheers and laughter
- 讥笑jīxiàoto sneer
- 可笑kěxiàofunny
- 哭笑不得kūxiào-bùdélit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
- 苦笑kǔxiàoto force a smile
- 眉开眼笑méikāi-yǎnxiàobrows raised in delight, eyes laughing (idiom)
- 取笑qǔxiàoto tease
- 嬉笑xīxiàoto be laughing and playing
Real usage
Example sentences with 笑
Published HSK 2 course contexts only. Each sentence links back to the lesson that owns it.
No accepted HSK 2 course context containing 笑 is indexed yet. This page does not generate example sentences.
Character questions
About 笑
Short answers based on the sources identified on this page.
What does 笑 mean in Chinese?
笑 is listed here with the concise learning meaning: to laugh.
How do you pronounce 笑?
笑 is shown as xiào.
Is 笑 an HSK 2 character?
Yes. 笑 is HSK 2 recognition character #99.
Can I practise writing 笑?
Yes. Use Watch, Trace, or Write above.
Learning details
- HSK 2 recognition
- HSK 2 handwriting practice
- 18 linked HSK words
- Audio available
Content transparency
Sources and editorial policy
- HSK placement: HSK 2 recognition character #99.
- Writing scope: HSK 2 handwriting practice.
- Meaning and pronunciation: CC-CEDICT and linked HSK vocabulary data, shown as supplemental learning metadata.
- Vocabulary: source-linked HSK vocabulary records, each linked to its published HSK vocabulary page.
- Example sentences: published course contexts only; this page does not generate new example sentences.
- Stroke-order practice: HanziWriter character data. This is a source-linked learning reference, not an official HSK publication.