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笑 xiào laugh, laugh at in Mandarin Chinese
Definition
Radical is 竹 zhú “bamboo.” The colloquial name for this radical is 竹字头 (竹字頭) zhúzìtóu “top made up of the character 竹.” When it is a radical, the third and sixth strokes of 竹 are shortened. Phonetic is 夭 yāo “die young.”
Examples
- 笑 xiào laugh, laugh at [V]
- 可笑 kĕxiào be laughable, funny [SV]
- 笑话 (笑話) xiàohua joke [N]; laugh at, ridicule [V]
- 说笑话 (說笑話) shuō xiàohua tell a joke
- 讲笑話 (講笑话) jiăng xiàohua tell a joke
Video
Sources
Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler