Don't laugh.
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笑
Traditional: 咲
xiào
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xiào · siu3 (Jyutping)
- old variant of 笑[xiao4]
- to laugh; to smile
- to laugh at
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Character breakdown
笑
- Meaning
- smile, laugh, giggle; snicker
- Radical
- ⺮
- Strokes
- 10
- Components
- ⿱⺮夭
- Cangjie
- HHK
- Four-corner
- 8843.2
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Example sentences
I laughed.
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