Vita:笑

Parts

笑 938 laugh
- 竹 937 bamboo
  - ⼂ * drop (a drop of, drop of, eye-dropper)
  - 丁 91 nail (street, spike, street-sign)
  - ⼂ * drop (a drop of, drop of, eye-dropper)
  - 丁 91 nail (street, spike, street-sign)
- 天 428 heavens (heaven)
  - 一 1 ceiling (one, floor)
  - 大 107 St Bernard dog (large)

We all know that bamboo has exhuberant growth, but did you know that if you go into a plantation of bamboo you can actually hear it laughing as it visibly shoots up towards the heavens?

KANJIDIC Entry

笑 3E50 U7b11 B118 G4 S10 F913 N3374 V4256 H2646 DK1692 L938 K889 O1209 DO1147 MN25885 MP8.0748 E900 IN1235 DH537 DT548 DC482 DJ251 DG1472 P2-6-4 I6f4.1 Q8843.2 DR2363 Yxiao4 Wso ショウわら.うえ.む T1 えみ {laugh}

EDICT Entries

可笑しな [おかしな] / (adj-pn) ridiculous / odd / (P) /
苦笑 [くしょう] / (n,vs) bitter smile / (P) /
苦笑い [にがわらい] / (n,vs) bitter smile / (P) /
作り笑い [つくりわらい] / (n) forced laugh / (P) /
笑い [わらい] / (n) laugh / laughter / smile / (P) /
笑い声 [わらいごえ] / (n) laughter / (P) /
笑う [わらう] / (v5u) to laugh / to smile / (P) /
笑み [えみ] / (n) smile / (P) /
笑顔 [えがお] / (n,vs) smiling face / smile / (P) /
大笑い [おおわらい] / (adj-na,n) great laughter / burst of laughter / (P) /
談笑 [だんしょう] / (n) friendly chat / (P) /
爆笑 [ばくしょう] / (n) roar of laughter / (P) /
微笑 [びしょう] / (n,vs) smile / (P) /
微笑む [ほほえむ] / (v5m) to smile / (P) /
冷笑 [れいしょう] / (n) derision / derisive laughter / scornful laugh / (P) /

Decomposition

Once

笑 => ⺮, 夭

Radical

笑 => ⺮ (bamboo) , ㇒ (N/A) , 大 (big)

Graphical

笑 => ⺮,㇒,人,一

Pinyin & Meaning

xiao4 - laugh/smile/CL:個|个[ge4]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

High Frequency

微笑
笑

Medium Frequency

Parts

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EDICT Entries

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