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Simplified Chinese version

U+7B11

Seal script

Semantic variant

Alternate form
Semantic variant
Semantic variant
𠇄
Semantic variant

Radical:+ 4 strokes = 10 strokes total.
References:Kangxi: p.879#03 Cihai: p.1008r5c02 GSR: 1150.a Hanyu: v5,p2950#10
Composition:Top: 𥫗, bottom: . Component of: 𫹠 𡮜 𢞖 𢲑 𬕓 𭡻 𣉧 𧜕 𧏣 𮆂 𫂪 𫛎
Mandarin:xiào ㄒㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese:siu3
Tang reconstruction:*siɛ̀u
Shuowen:竹部》笑:此字本阙。
Kangxi:康熙字典·竹部·》笑:〔古文〕咲𠇄《广韵》私妙切《集韵》《韵会》仙妙切《正韵》苏吊切,𠀤音肖。《广韵》欣也,喜也。《增韵》喜而解颜啓齿也。又嗤也,哂也。《易·萃卦》一握爲笑。《·邶风》顾我则笑。《毛传》侮之也。《礼·曲礼》父母有疾,笑不至矧。《注》齿本曰矧,大笑则见。《左传·哀二十年》吴王曰:溺人必笑。《论语》夫子莞尔而笑。《注》小笑貌。又兽名。《广东新语》人熊,一名山笑。又《韵补》思邀切。《·大雅》勿以爲笑,叶上嚣、下荛。《淮南子·汜论训》不杀黄口,不获二毛,于古爲义,于今爲笑。《古逸诗·赵童谣》赵爲号,秦爲笑。以爲不信,视地上生毛。又入宥韵,音秀。《江总诗》玉脸含啼还自笑,若使琴心一曲奏。或作咲。《前汉·扬雄传》樵夫咲之。亦省作关。《前汉·薛宣传》一关相乐。
Unihan definition:smile, laugh, giggle; snicker

Example usage

论语·八佾》:子夏问曰:“‘巧倩兮,美目盼兮,素以为绚兮。’”
Zi Xia asked, saying, "What is the meaning of the passage - 'The pretty dimples of her artful smile! The well-defined black and white of her eye! The plain ground for the colors?'"
孟子·告子下》:有人于此,越人关弓而射之,则己谈而道之。
There is a man here, and a native of Yue bends his bow to shoot him. I will advise him not to do so, but speaking calmly and smilingly.
礼记·表记》:国风曰:‘言晏晏,信誓旦旦,不思其反。’
It is said in the Lessons from the States (V, ode 4, 6), "I wildly go; I'll never know Its smiles and chat again, To me you clearly swore the faith, Which now to break you're fain."
扬子法言》:或人哑尔曰:“须以发策决抖。”
The other person snickered, saying: They should only be used for passing government exams and determining ranks.
墨子·非儒下》:君子之。
The gentlemen all laugh at him.
庄子·逍遥游》:蜩与学鸠之曰:“我决起而飞,枪1榆、枋,时则不至而控于地而已矣,奚以之九万里而南为?”
A cicada and a little dove laughed at it, saying, 'We make an effort and fly towards an elm or sapanwood tree; and sometimes before we reach it, we can do no more but drop to the ground. Of what use is it for this (creature) to rise 90,000 li, and make for the South?'
道德经》:下士闻道,大之。
Scholars of the lowest class, when they have heard about it, laugh greatly at it.
商君书·更法》:愚者之,智者哀焉。
What the foolish laugh about, the wise are sad about.
荀子·大略》:》曰:“我言维服,勿用为。”
说苑·修文》:斋者思其居处也,思其语也,思其所为也。
春秋繁露·竹林》:深本顷公之所以大辱身,几亡国,为天下,其端乃从慑鲁胜卫起。
韩诗外传·卷二》:樊姬掩口而
大戴礼记·保傅》:失管仲,任竖刁、狄牙,身死不葬,而为天下
白虎通德论·寿命》:夫子过郑与弟子相失独立郭门外,或谓子贡曰:东门有一人,其头似尧,其颈似皋繇,其肩似子产,然自腰以下不及禹三寸,儡儡如丧家之狗,子贡以告孔子,孔子喟然而,曰:“形状未也,如丧家之狗。”
新书·劝学》:尝试傅白黛黑,榆铗陂,杂芷若,虻虱视,益口,佳态佻志,从容为说焉,则虽王公大人,孰能无悇憛养心,而巅一视之。
新序·善谋下》:舍中人皆之曰:“使者往十辈死,若何以能得王?”
孔子家语·弟子行》:子闻而曰:“赐!”
潜夫论·救边》:余窃之,所谓媾亦悔,不媾亦有悔者尔,未始识变之理。
论衡·骨相》:亚夫曰:“臣之兄已代侯矣,有如父卒,子当代,亚夫何说侯乎?”
太玄经·》:测曰,“不度规之”、明察也。
风俗通义·五伯》:襄公不度德量力,慕名而不综实,六鶂五石,先著其异,覆军残身,终为僇
孔丛子·论书》:而目孔子,曰:“《周书》所谓‘明德慎罚’,陈子明德也。”
申鉴·杂言上》:若秦二世之申欲,而非唐虞,若定陶傅太后之申意,而怨于郑,是谓不屈。
新语·怀虑》:苏秦、张仪,身尊于位,名显于世,相六国,事六君,威振山东,横说诸侯,国异辞,人异意,欲合弱而制强,持横而御纵,内无坚计,身无定名,功业不平,中道而废,身死于凡人之手,为天下所者,乃由辞语不一,而情欲放佚故也。
蔡中郎集·青衣赋》:和畼善,动扬朱唇。
列子·天瑞》:子列子曰:“壶子何言哉?”
鶡冠子·度万》:过生于上,罪死于下,有世将极,驱驰索祸,开门逃福,贤良为,愚者为国,天咎先见,灾害并杂,人孰兆生,孰知其极。
文子·上礼》:夫人之所以亡社稷,身死人手,为天下者,未尝非欲也,知冬日之扇,夏日之裘,无用于己,万物变为尘垢矣!
列仙传·朱仲》:仲读购书曰:“直值汝矣。”
老子河上公章句》:下士闻道,大之。
韩非子·初见秦》:臣闻天下阴燕阳魏,连荆固齐,收韩而成从,将西面以与秦强为难,臣窃之。
管子·轻重丁》:男女当壮,扶辇推舆,相睹树下,戏超距,终日不归。
吴子·励士》:脱其不胜,取于诸侯,失权于天下矣。
淮南子·齐俗训》:今之修干戚而镢插,知三年非一日,是从牛非马,以征羽也。
吕氏春秋·不苟》:秦国僻陋戎夷,事服其任,人事其事,犹惧为诸侯
邓析子·无厚》:心悦者,颜不能不
史记·周本纪》:褒姒不好,幽王欲其万方,故不
春秋左传》:楚人献鼋于郑灵公,公子宋,与子家将见,子公之食指动,以示子家,曰,他日我如此,必尝异味,及入,宰夫将解鼋,相视而,公问之,子家以告,及食大夫鼋,召子公而弗与也,子公怒,染指于鼎,尝之而出,公怒,欲杀子公,子公与子家谋先,子家曰,畜老犹惮杀之,而况君乎,反谮子家,子家惧而从之,夏弑灵公,书曰,郑公子归生弑其君夷,权不足也,君子曰,仁而不武,无能达也,凡弑君称君,君无道也,称臣,臣之罪也,郑人立子良,辞曰,以贤则去疾不足,以顺,则公子坚长,乃立襄公,襄公将去穆氏,而舍子良,子良不可曰,穆氏宜存,则固愿也,若将亡之,则亦皆亡,去疾何为,乃舍之,皆为大夫。
逸周书·王会解》:州靡费费,其形人身,反踵自则上唇弇其目,食人,北方谓之土蝼。
国语·吴语》:今会日薄矣,恐事之不集,以为诸侯
晏子春秋》:晏子独于旁,公刷涕而顾晏子曰:“寡人今日游悲,孔与据皆从寡人而涕泣,子之独,何也?”

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