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HSK 2
笑

HSK 2verbverb / noun

笑

Traditional: 咲

xiào

笑 (xiào) means “old variant of 笑”. It is an HSK 2 Chinese character (traditional 咲) in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

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Example

他笑了。

Tā xiào le.

He laughed.

Words containing 笑

嘲笑cháo xiàoto jeer at; to deride; to ridicule 开玩笑kāi wán xiàoto play a joke; to make fun of; to joke 笑话xiào huajoke; jest; to laugh at; to mock 讥笑jī xiàoto sneer 微笑wēi xiàosmile; to smile 笑容xiào róngsmile; smiling expression 笑声xiào shēnglaughter 笑脸xiào liǎnsmiling face; smiley :) ☺笑话儿xiàohuar5Joke

More HSK 2 vocabulary

白báisurname Bai 百bǎisurname Bai 帮助bāng zhùassistance; aid; to help; to assist 报纸bào zhǐnewspaper; newsprint 比bǐBelgium; Belgian; abbr. for 比利时别biésurname Bie 宾馆bīn guǎnguesthouse; lodge; hotel 长chánglength; long; forever; always; constantly 唱歌chàng gēto sing a song 出chūto go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result); classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc 穿chuānto wear; to put on; to dress; to bore through; to pierce; to perforate; to penetrate; to pass through; to thread 次cìnext in sequence; second; the second (day, time etc); secondary; vice-; sub-; infra-; inferior quality; substandard; order; sequence; hypo- (chemistry); classifier for enumerated events: time

Frequently asked questions

What does 笑 mean?: 笑 (xiào) means “old variant of 笑”. It is an HSK 2 word.
How is 笑 pronounced?: 笑 is pronounced “xiào” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 笑?: 笑 belongs to HSK 2 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 笑?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 笑 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-05-27