笑

See also: 咲, and 笶

笑	U+7B11, 笑 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7B11

← 笐
[U+7B10]

CJK Unified Ideographs

笒 →
[U+7B12]

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Han character

笑 (Kangxi radical 118, 竹+4, 10 strokes, cangjie input 竹竹大 (HHK), four-corner 8843₂, composition ⿱𥫗夭)

Derived characters

㗛, 𢞖, 𢲑, 𣉧, 𧏣, 𧜕, 𫹠, 𭡻, 𡮜, 𫂪, 𫛎, 𬕓, 𮆂

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 879, character 3

Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 25885

Dae Jaweon: page 1307, character 5

Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 2950, character 10

Unihan data for U+7B11

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trad.		笑
simp. ^#		笑
alternative forms		关咲㗛𥬇𠺑

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Wikipedia has articles on:

笑 (Written Standard Chinese^?)
笑 (Cantonese)
chiéu (Eastern Min)
chhiò (Southern Min)
笑 (Wu)

Glyph origin

More information Historical forms of the character 笑, Warring States ...

Historical forms of the character 笑
Warring States	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Chu slip and silk script	Small seal script

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	Old Chinese
笑	*sqʰows
夭	qoːwʔ, qrow, *qrowʔ
镺	qoːwʔ, qoːws
芺	qoːwʔ, qrowʔ
妖	*qrow
祅	*qrow
枖	*qrow
訞	*qrow
殀	*qrowʔ
仸	*qrowʔ
妋	pa, qu
飫	*qos
沃	*qoːwɢ
鋈	*qoːwɢ

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Characters in the same phonetic series (夭) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

Originally ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) or phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sqʰows) : phonetic 艸 (OC *sʰuːʔ, “grass”) + semantic 犬 (“dog”). Later, phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *sqʰows) : semantic 竹 + phonetic 夭 (OC *qoːwʔ, *qrow, *qrowʔ).

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character	笑
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	心 (16)
Final (韻)	宵 (91)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	私妙切
Baxter	sjewH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/siᴇu^H/
Pan Wuyun	/siɛu^H/
Shao Rongfen	/sjæu^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/siaw^H/
Li Rong	/siɛu^H/
Wang Li	/sĭɛu^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/si̯ɛu^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xiào
Expected Cantonese Reflex	siu³

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Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	笑
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	xiào
Middle Chinese	‹ sjew^H ›
Old Chinese	/*[s-l]aw-s/
English	to laugh
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

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More information Zhengzhang system (2003), Character ...

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	笑
Reading #	1/1
No.	14621
Phonetic component	夭
Rime group	宵
Rime subdivision	3
Corresponding MC rime	𥬇
Old Chinese	/*sqʰows/
Notes	原下從犬，注或作此。漢書作八下夭

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Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): xiào (xiao⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˋ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): xiao⁴

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): щё (xi͡o, III)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): siu³

(Taishan, Wiktionary): lhiau¹
Gan (Wiktionary): xieu⁴
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): seu

(Hailu, HRS): siau^ˇ

(Meixian, Guangdong): xiau⁴
Jin (Wiktionary): xiau³
Northern Min (KCR): sia̿u
Eastern Min (BUC): chiéu
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): cieo⁴ / sieo⁴
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chhiò / chhiàu / siàu

(Teochew, Peng'im): ciê³ / cio³
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁵shiau / ⁵siau
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): siau⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiào
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siào
  - Wade–Giles: hsiao⁴
  - Yale: syàu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiaw
  - Palladius: сяо (sjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: xiao⁴
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xiao
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiau²¹³/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: щё (xi͡o, III)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiɔː⁴⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: siu³
  - Yale: siu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu³
  - Guangdong Romanization: xiu³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: lhiau¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬiau³³/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: xieu⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiɛu³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: seu
  - Hakka Romanization System: seu
  - Hagfa Pinyim: seu⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /seu̯⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: siau^ˇ
  - Sinological IPA: /siau¹¹/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: xiau⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /siau⁵³/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: xiau³
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /ɕiau⁴⁵/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: sia̿u
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siau³³/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: chiéu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiɛu²¹³/
Puxian Min
- (Putian, Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: cieo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰieu⁴²/
- (Putian, Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: sieo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬieu⁴²/

Note:

cieo4 - vernacular;
sieo4 - literary.

Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiò / chhiàu / siàu
  - Tâi-lô: tshiò / tshiàu / siàu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chioix, chiaux, siaux
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰio²¹/, /t͡sʰiau²¹/, /siau²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰio⁴¹/, /t͡sʰiau⁴¹/, /siau⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰio²¹/, /t͡sʰiau²¹/, /siau²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰio¹¹/, /t͡sʰiau¹¹/, /siau¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiɤ²¹/, /t͡sʰiau²¹/, /siau²¹/

Note:

chhiò - vernacular;
chhiàu - vernacular (used in some compounds, may also be considered literary);
siàu - literary.

- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ciê³ / cio³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshiè / tshiò
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰie²¹³/, /t͡sʰio²¹³/

Note:

ciê3 - Chaozhou;
cio3 - Shantou, Jieyang, Chaoyang.

Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵shiau
  - MiniDict: shiau^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²xiau
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɕiɔ³⁴/
- (Northern: Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ⁵siau
  - MiniDict: siau^去
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /siæ⁵²³/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: siau⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /si̯ɒu̯⁴⁵/
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /ɕi̯ɒu̯⁴⁵/

Middle Chinese: sjewH

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*[s-l]aw-s/

(Zhengzhang): /*sqʰows/

Definitions

笑

(intransitive) to laugh; to smile
笑容 ― xiàoróng ― smile

唔識笑／唔识笑 [Cantonese] ― m⁴ sik¹ siu³ [Jyutping] ― never smiles
(transitive) to laugh at; to ridicule
點解你哋成日笑我㗎？ [Cantonese, trad.]
点解你哋成日笑我㗎？ [Cantonese, simp.]
dim² gaai² nei⁵ dei⁶ seng⁴ jat⁶ siu³ ngo⁵ gaa³? [Jyutping]
Why do you guys always laugh at me?
(ditransitive) to laugh at; to ridicule
笑佢唔識講廣東話 [Cantonese, trad.]
笑佢唔识讲广东话 [Cantonese, simp.]
siu³ keoi⁵ m⁴ sik¹ gong² gwong² dung¹ waa^6-2 [Jyutping]
to make fun of them for not knowing how to speak Cantonese
(literary, or in compounds) funny; amusing
笑話／笑话 ― xiàohuà ― joke (literally, “funny words”)
(obsolete, figurative) to blossom; to bloom
(rare) a surname

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(to laugh):

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Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		笑
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	樂, 笑
	Taiwan	笑
	Harbin	樂
	Malaysia	笑
	Singapore	笑
	Olginsky (Mikhaylovka)	笑
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	笑
Central Plains Mandarin	Wanrong	笑
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	笑
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	笑
	Wuhan	笑, 奢
	Guilin	笑
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	笑
Jianghuai Mandarin	Hefei	笑
Cantonese	Guangzhou	笑
	Hong Kong	笑
	Yangjiang	笑
	Beihai	笑
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	笑
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	笑
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	笑
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	笑
	Móng Cái	笑
Gan	Nanchang	笑
Gan	Pingxiang	笑
Hakka	Meixian	笑
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	笑
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	笑
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	笑
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	笑
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	笑
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	笑
Huizhou	Jixi	笑
Jin	Taiyuan	笑
Northern Min	Jian'ou	笑
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	笑
Southern Min	Xiamen	笑
	Quanzhou	笑
	Zhangzhou	笑
	Manila (Hokkien)	笑
	Chaozhou	笑
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	笑
Southern Pinghua	Binyang	笑
Shehua	Fu'an	笑
	Fuding	笑
	Luoyuan	笑
	Sanming	笑
	Shunchang	笑
	Hua'an	笑
	Guixi (Zhangping)	笑
	Cangnan	笑
	Jingning (Hexi)	笑
	Lishui	笑
	Longyou	笑
	Chaozhou	笑
	Fengshun	笑
Waxiang	Guzhang (Gaofeng)	笑
	Yuanling (Shaojiwan)	笑
	Luxi (Baisha)	笑
Wu	Shanghai	笑
	Suzhou	笑
	Danyang	笑
	Hangzhou	笑
	Wenzhou	笑
Xiang	Changsha	笑
Xiang	Shuangfeng	笑

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Dialectal synonyms of 笑 (“to laugh; to smile”) [map]

(to ridicule):

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作弄 (zuònòng)
僝僽 (chánzhòu) (literary)
刺 (literary, or in compounds)
刺溪 (chié-*kă̤) (Eastern Min)
創弄／创弄 (Hokkien)
創景／创景 (Hokkien)
創治／创治 (chhòng-tī) (Hokkien)
剾損／𠛅损 (Hokkien)
剾洗／𠛅洗 (Hokkien)
剾洗／𠛅洗 (khau-sé) (Hokkien)
剾褻／𠛅亵 (Hokkien)
𠢕滾／𠢕滚 (Hokkien)
取樂／取乐 (qǔlè)
取笑 (qǔxiào)
呾笑話／呾笑话 (dan³ cio³ uê⁷) (Teochew)
呾耍笑 (Teochew)
嗤笑 (chīxiào)
嘲弄 (cháonòng)
嘲笑 (cháoxiào)
嘲訕／嘲讪 (cháoshàn)
嘲諷／嘲讽 (cháofěng)
嘲謔／嘲谑 (cháoxuè)
奚落 (xīluò)
尋開心／寻开心 (Wu)
巴銳／巴锐 (Hokkien)
恥笑／耻笑 (chǐxiào)
戲弄／戏弄 (xìnòng)
戲謔／戏谑 (xìxuè)
挖苦 (wākǔ)
捉弄 (zhuōnòng)
損／损 (sǔn) (colloquial)
撩 (Hakka)
撚化 (nan² faa³) (Cantonese)
撮弄 (cuōnòng) (literary)
擺弄／摆弄
消遣 (xiāoqiǎn)
湊趣／凑趣 (còuqù)
𤊶人 (Hakka)
玩 (colloquial)
玩弄
笑話／笑话 (xiàohuà)
耍 (shuǎ)
耍弄 (shuǎnòng)
耍忽 (sua² huah⁴) (Jin)
落八 (Xiamen Hokkien)
見笑／见笑 (jiànxiào)
訕笑／讪笑 (shànxiào)
詼謔／诙谑 (huīxuè)
說風涼話／说风凉话 (shuō fēngliánghuà)
調笑／调笑 (tiáoxiào)
諦／谛 (dai³) (Cantonese)
諷刺／讽刺 (fěngcì)
謔潲／谑潲 (Hokkien)
謔燒／谑烧 (Hokkien)
講笑／讲笑 (Cantonese, Hakka, Hokkien)
講耍笑／讲耍笑 (Hokkien)
譏刺／讥刺 (jīcì)
譏嘲／讥嘲 (jīcháo)
譏笑／讥笑 (jīxiào)
譏誚／讥诮 (jīqiào) (literary)
譏諷／讥讽 (jīfěng)
變弄／变弄 (Hokkien)
𧮙 (Wu)
起鬨／起哄 (qǐhòng)
輕體／轻体 (Hokkien)
逗 (dòu)
逗弄
鄙笑 (Hokkien)
酸笑 (Hokkien)
鈍／钝 (Wu)
開心／开心 (kāixīn)
開涮／开涮 (kāishuàn) (colloquial)
開玩笑／开玩笑 (kāi wánxiào)
鬧玩笑／闹玩笑 (nào wánxiào)

Compounds

一笑千金
一笑置之 (yīxiàozhìzhī)
一顰一笑／一颦一笑 (yīpínyīxiào)
三笑
三笑姻緣／三笑姻缘
不值一笑
不好言笑
不苟言笑 (bùgǒuyánxiào)
乾笑／干笑
付之一笑 (fùzhīyīxiào)
仰天大笑
俳笑
倚門賣笑／倚门卖笑
偷笑 (tōuxiào)
傻笑 (shǎxiào)
優笑／优笑
冷笑 (lěngxiào)
匿笑
千金一笑
千金買笑／千金买笑
又說又笑／又说又笑
取笑 (qǔxiào)
可笑 (kěxiào)
呆笑
含笑 (hánxiào)
含笑入地
含笑花
呵呵大笑 (hēhē dàxiào)
哈哈大笑
哈哈笑 (hāhāxiào)
哄堂大笑 (hōngtángdàxiào)
哂笑 (shěnxiào)
哭笑不得 (kūxiàobùdé)
啞然失笑／哑然失笑
喜眉笑眼
喜笑
啼笑皆非 (tíxiàojiēfēi)
喜笑顏開／喜笑颜开 (xǐxiàoyánkāi)
嗤笑 (chīxiào)
嘔笑／呕笑
嘻嘻笑笑 (xīxīxiàoxiào)
嘻皮笑臉 (xīpíxiàoliǎn)
嘻笑 (xīxiào)
嘲笑 (cháoxiào)
回眸一笑 (huímóuyīxiào)
堆下笑
大笑 (dàxiào)
失笑 (shīxiào)
妃子笑
奸笑 (jiānxiào)
好笑 (hǎoxiào)
姍笑／姗笑
媚笑雜樣／媚笑杂样
嫣然一笑
嬉皮笑臉／嬉皮笑脸 (xīpíxiàoliǎn)
嬉笑 (xīxiào)
嬉笑怒罵／嬉笑怒骂 (xīxiàonùmà)
宜顰宜笑／宜颦宜笑
巧笑
巧笑倩兮
帶笑／带笑
強顏歡笑／强颜欢笑 (qiǎngyánhuānxiào)
微笑 (wēixiào)
怪笑 (guàixiào)
恥笑／耻笑 (chǐxiào)
慘笑／惨笑 (cǎnxiào)
憨笑
打諢說笑／打诨说笑
抃笑
招笑兒／招笑儿
拈花微笑
捧腹大笑 (pěngfùdàxiào)
揮霍談笑／挥霍谈笑
搞笑 (gǎoxiào)
撫掌大笑／抚掌大笑 (fǔzhǎng dàxiào)
敞笑兒／敞笑儿
斂笑而泣／敛笑而泣
文文仔笑 (bûn-bûn-á-chhiò) (Min Nan)
春山如笑
暗笑 (ànxiào)
會心一笑／会心一笑
有說有笑／有说有笑 (yǒushuōyǒuxiào)
歡笑／欢笑 (huānxiào)
泣笑敘闊／泣笑叙阔
淺笑／浅笑 (qiǎnxiào)
滿臉堆笑／满脸堆笑
滿面堆笑／满面堆笑
滿面笑容／满面笑容 (mǎnmiànxiàoróng)
爆笑 (bàoxiào)
狂笑 (kuángxiào)
獰笑／狞笑
玩笑 (wánxiào)
玩笑旦
痴笑 (chīxiào)
發笑／发笑 (fāxiào)
皮笑
目笑
眉歡眼笑／眉欢眼笑
相視而笑／相视而笑 (xiāngshì'érxiào)
看笑話／看笑话 (kànxiàohuà)
眉花眼笑
眉開眼笑／眉开眼笑 (méikāiyǎnxiào)
瞇瞇笑／眯眯笑 (bî-bî-chhiò) (Min Nan)
破涕為笑／破涕为笑 (pòtìwéixiào)
破顏微笑／破颜微笑
竊笑／窃笑 (qièxiào)
笑傲
笑傲江湖
笑傲風月／笑傲风月
笑劇／笑剧 (xiàojù)
笑口常開／笑口常开 (xiàokǒuchángkāi)
笑吟吟 (xiàoyínyín)
笑咍咍
笑呵呵 (xiàohēhē)
笑咪咪 (xiàomīmī)
笑哈哈 (xiàohāhā)
笑嘻嘻
笑場／笑场 (xiàochǎng)
笑大人個口／笑大人个口
笑容 (xiàoróng)
笑容可掬 (xiàoróngkějū)
笑容滿面／笑容满面
笑微微 (chhiò-bi-bi) (Min Nan)
笑意 (xiàoyì)
笑成一團／笑成一团
笑掉大牙 (xiàodiàodàyá)
笑敖
笑料 (xiàoliào)
笑林
笑柄 (xiàobǐng)
笑殺／笑杀
笑氣／笑气 (xiàoqì)
笑渦／笑涡
笑盈盈 (xiàoyíngyíng)
笑瞇瞇／笑眯眯 (xiàomīmī)
笑納／笑纳 (xiàonà)
笑罵／笑骂
笑罵從汝／笑骂从汝
笑罵由他／笑骂由他
笑耍
笑耍頭回／笑耍头回
笑臉／笑脸 (xiàoliǎn)
笑臉攻勢／笑脸攻势
笑裡藏刀／笑里藏刀 (xiàolǐcángdāo)
笑話／笑话 (xiàohuà)
笑話兒／笑话儿 (xiàohuàr)
笑語／笑语
笑談／笑谈 (xiàotán)
笑迷迷
笑逐顏開／笑逐颜开 (xiàozhúyánkāi)
笑面夜叉
笑面虎 (xiàomiànhǔ)
笑靨／笑靥 (xiàoyè)
耍笑 (shuǎxiào)
聲音笑貌／声音笑貌
脅肩諂笑／胁肩谄笑
色笑
苦笑 (kǔxiào)
落人笑柄
葷笑話／荤笑话
見笑／见笑 (jiànxiào)
見笑大方／见笑大方
見笑於人／见笑于人
言笑 (yánxiào)
言笑嘻怡
言笑晏晏 (yánxiàoyànyàn)
言笑自如
言笑自若
訕笑／讪笑 (shànxiào)
詼諧笑浪／诙谐笑浪
說笑／说笑 (shuōxiào)
語笑喧呼
語笑喧譁／语笑喧哗
語笑喧闐／语笑喧阗
說笑話／说笑话
說說笑笑／说说笑笑 (shuōshuōxiàoxiào)
談笑／谈笑 (tánxiào)
調笑／调笑 (tiáoxiào)
諂笑／谄笑 (chǎnxiào)
談笑封侯／谈笑封侯
談笑自如／谈笑自如
談笑自若／谈笑自若 (tánxiào zìruò)
談笑風生／谈笑风生 (tánxiàofēngshēng)
謔浪笑敖／谑浪笑敖
譙周獨笑／谯周独笑
譏笑／讥笑 (jīxiào)
譁笑／哗笑
買笑／买笑
貽笑／贻笑 (yíxiào)
貽笑千古／贻笑千古
貽笑千秋／贻笑千秋
貽笑大方／贻笑大方 (yíxiàodàfāng)
貽笑萬世／贻笑万世
買笑追歡／买笑追欢
賣笑／卖笑
賠笑／赔笑 (péixiào)
賠笑臉／赔笑脸 (péixiàoliǎn)
賣笑追歡／卖笑追欢
載笑載言／载笑载言
追歡買笑／追欢买笑
迷花眼笑
逗笑 (dòuxiào)
逢迎色笑
鄙笑
開口笑／开口笑 (kāikǒuxiào)
開玩笑／开玩笑 (kāi wánxiào)
陪笑
陪笑臉／陪笑脸 (péi xiàoliǎn)
非笑 (fēixiào)
音容笑貌 (yīnróngxiàomào)
頑笑／顽笑
騰笑／腾笑
鬧笑話／闹笑话 (nào xiàohuà)
鬨堂大笑／哄堂大笑
鬨然大笑／哄然大笑
鵲笑鳩舞／鹊笑鸠舞
鷽鳩笑鵬／鸴鸠笑鹏 (xuéjiūxiàopéng)
鼻子裡笑／鼻子里笑
齲齒笑／龋齿笑

References

“笑”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Kanji

笑

(Fourth grade kyōiku kanji)

to laugh; laughter
to smile; a smile

Readings

Go-on: しょう (shō, Jōyō)^{←せう (seu, historical)}
Kan-on: しょう (shō, Jōyō)^{←せう (seu, historical)}
Kun: わらう (warau, 笑う, Jōyō)^{←わらふ (warafu, 笑ふ, historical)}、えむ (emu, 笑む, Jōyō)^{←ゑむ (wemu, 笑む, historical)}
Nanori: えみ (emi)^{←ゑみ (wemi, historical)}

Compounds

笑(え)酒(ぐし) (egushi): an alcoholic beverage that puts the drinker into a good mood
笑(しょう)気(き) (shōki): laughing gas
苦(く)笑(しょう) (kushō): a wry smile, wry laughter

Etymology 1

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笑い嗤い咲い

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The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 笑う (warau, “to laugh; to smile”).^[1]^[2]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) わらい [wàráí] (Heiban – [0])^[2]
IPA^(key): [β̞a̠ɾa̠i]

Noun

笑(わらい) • (warai) ^{←わらひ (warafi)^?}

a laugh, laughing, laughter
a smile, smiling

Derived terms

大笑(おおわら)い (ōwarai): burst of laughter
作(つく)り笑(わら)い (tsukuriwarai): forced laugh
苦笑(にがわら)い (nigawarai): bitter smile
照(て)れ笑(わら)い (terewarai)
もらい笑(わら)い (moraiwarai)
泣(な)き笑(わら)い (nakiwarai)
思(おも)い出(だ)し笑(わら)い (omoidashiwarai)
忍(しの)び笑(わら)い (shinobiwarai)
含(ふく)み笑(わら)い (fukumiwarai)
盗(ぬす)み笑(わら)い (nusumiwarai)
せせら笑(わら)い (seserawarai)
薄笑(うすわら)い (usuwarai)
独(ひと)り笑(わら)い (hitoriwarai)
空笑(そらわら)い (sorawarai)
豪傑笑(ごうけつわら)い (gōketsuwarai)
御笑(おわら)い (owarai)
高笑(たかわら)い (takawarai)
世辞笑(せじわら)い (sejiwarai)
馬鹿笑(ばかわら)い (bakawarai)
追従笑(ついじゅうわら)い (tsuijūwarai)
初笑(はつわら)い (hatsuwarai)
愛想笑(あいそわら)い (aisowarai)
福笑(ふくわら)い (fukuwarai)
物笑(ものわら)い (monowarai)
千葉笑(ちばわら)い (chibawarai)
嘲笑(あざわら)い (azawarai)
愛嬌笑(あいきょうわら)い (aikyōwarai)

Usage notes

More commonly spelled with the okurigana, as 笑い.

The warai reading is more commonly associated with the laugh senses. The emi reading is more commonly associated with the smile senses.

Etymology 2

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The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 笑む (emu, “to smile; to bloom”).^[1]^[2]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) えみ [éꜜmì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[2]
IPA^(key): [e̞mʲi]

Noun

笑(えみ) • (emi) ^{←ゑみ (wemi)^?}

a smile, smiling
a bloom, blooming
the opening of a nut or other fruit as it ripens

Usage notes

More commonly spelled with the okurigana, as 笑み.

The emi reading is more commonly associated with the smile senses. The warai reading is more commonly associated with the laugh senses.

Proper noun

笑(えみ) • (Emi) ^{←ゑみ (Wemi)^?}

a female given name
a surname

Etymology 3

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Likely related to the emi above.

Noun

笑(え) • (e) ^{←ゑ (we)^?}

(in compounds) smile
Used in compounds such as 笑(え)顔(がお) (egao), 笑(え)酒(ぐし) (egushi), and 笑(え)壺(つぼ) (etsubo).

Etymology 4

Punctuation mark

笑(わら) • (wara)

(informal, teen slang) Alternative form of (笑): LOL

References

[1]
Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
[2]
Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN