1. 嘲
  2. 笑

嘲

Previous (袍)Next (啡)
  • 2320th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 8 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
嘲→
口朝
2Radical
嘲→
口mouth十ten日sun/day十ten月moon
3Graphical
嘲→
口一丨口一一丨冂二

Pinyin & Meaning

1. cháo (chao2)to ridicule • to mock
2. zhāo (zhao1)see 嘲哳, onomat., twitter • twittering sound

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 嘲 cháo (chao2)The component 朝 is pronounced as 'cháo' (chao2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 嘲 cháo (chao2)The component 朝 is pronounced as 'zhāo' (zhao1). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for 嘲 zhāo (zhao1)The component 朝 is pronounced as 'cháo' (chao2). It has the same pinyin final.
4. Pronunciation clue for 嘲 zhāo (zhao1)The component 朝 is pronounced as 'zhāo' (zhao1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Example Words

Common

嘲笑 

Uncommon

嘲讽 (嘲諷)
自嘲 

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笑

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Previous (运)Next (飞)
  • 346th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.06% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 106 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
笑→
⺮夭
2Radical
笑→
⺮bamboo㇒N/A大big
3Graphical
笑→
⺮㇒人一

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiào (xiao4)laugh • smile • CL:個|个[ge4]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

微笑 
搞笑 
笑容 
笑话 (笑話)

Uncommon

偷笑 
傻笑 
冷笑 
可笑 
哈哈大笑 
嘲笑 
大笑 
好笑 
欢笑 (歡笑)
爆笑 
玩笑 
笑声 (笑聲)
笑脸 (笑臉)
笑谈 (笑談)
开玩笑 (開玩笑)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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