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{{also|咲|笶}}
{{character info}}
==Translingual==
{{stroke order|strokes=10}}

===Han character===
{{Han char|rn=118|rad=竹|as=04|sn=10|four=88432|canj=HHK|ids=⿱𥫗夭}}

====Derived characters====
* {{l|mul|[[㗛]], [[𢞖]], [[𢲑]], [[𣉧]], [[𧏣]], [[𧜕]], [[𫹠]], [[𭡻]], [[𡮜]], [[𫂪]], [[𫛎]], [[𬕓]], [[𮆂]]}}

====References====
* {{Han ref|kx=0879.030|dkj=25885|dj=1307.050|hdz=52950.100|uh=7B11|ud=31505|bh=AFBA|bd=44986}}

==Chinese==
{{zh-forms|alt=关,*咲,㗛,𥬇,𠺑}}
{{zh-wp|zh|yue|cdo:chiéu|nan:chhiò|wuu}}

===Glyph origin===
{{Han etym}}
Originally {{liushu|ic|nocap=y}} or {{Han compound|艸|犬|ls=psc|c1=p|c2=s|t1=grass|t2=dog|nocap=y}}.
Later, {{Han compound|竹|夭|ls=psc|c1=s|c2=p|nocap=y}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{zh-pron
|m=xiào
|m-s=xiao4
|dg=щё3
|c=siu3
|c-t=lhiau1
|g=xieu4
|h=pfs=seu;hrs=h:siauˇ;gd=xiau4
|j=xiau3
|mb=sia̿u
|md=chiéu
|mn=chhiò/chhiàu/siàu
|mn_note=chhiò - vernacular; chhiàu - vernacular (used in some compounds, may also be considered literary); siàu - literary
|mn-t=ciê3/cio3
|mn-t_note=ciê3 - Chaozhou; cio3 - Shantou, Jieyang, Chaoyang
|px=pt,xy:cieo4/pt,xy:sieo4
|px_note=cieo4 - vernacular; sieo4 - literary
|w=sh:5shiau;sz:5siau
|x=siau4
|mc=y
|oc=y
|ma=y
|ca=LL-Q9186-Justinrleung-笑.wav
|cat=v,a,pn
}}
[[file:Two_people_laughing.jpg|thumb|笑]]

===Definitions===
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# {{lb|zh|intransitive}} to [[laugh]]; to [[smile]]
#: {{zh-x|笑容|smile}}
#: {{zh-x|唔識 笑|never smiles|C}}
# {{lb|zh|transitive}} to [[laugh]] at; to [[ridicule]]
#: {{zh-x|點解 你哋 成{seng4}日 笑 我 㗎？|Why do you guys always '''laugh at''' me?|C}}
# {{lb|zh|ditransitive}} to [[laugh]] at; to [[ridicule]]
#: {{zh-x|笑 佢 唔識 講 廣東話{waa6-2}|to '''make fun of''' them for not knowing how to speak Cantonese|C}}
# {{lb|zh|literary|or in compounds}} [[funny]]; [[amusing]]
#: {{zh-x|笑話|joke|lit='''funny''' words}}
# {{lb|zh|obsolete|figurative}} to [[blossom]]; to [[bloom]]
# {{lb|zh|rare}} {{surname|zh}}

====Synonyms====
* {{s|to laugh}}
{{zh-dial}}
* {{s|to ridicule}}
{{syn-saurus|zh|嘲笑}}

====See also====
* {{s|to laugh at}} {{zh-l|嘲}}, {{zh-l|嗤}}

===Compounds===
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===References===
* {{R:yue:Hanzi}}

{{cat|cmn|Beginning Mandarin}}

==Japanese==

===Kanji===
{{ja-kanji|grade=4|rs=竹04}}

# to [[laugh]]; [[laughter]]
# to [[smile]]; a [[smile]]

====Readings====
{{ja-readings
|goon=しょう<せう
|kanon=しょう<せう
|kun=わら-う<わら-ふ, え-む<ゑ-む
|nanori=えみ<ゑみ
}}

====Compounds====
{{der-top|Compounds}}
* {{ja-r|笑%酒|え%ぐし}}: an [[alcoholic]] [[beverage]] that puts the [[drinker]] into a [[good mood]]
* {{ja-r|笑%気|しょう%き}}: [[laughing gas]]
* {{ja-r|苦%笑|く%しょう}}: a [[wry]] [[smile]], wry [[laughter]]
{{der-bottom}}

===Etymology 1===
{{ja-kanjitab|yomi=k|わら|o1=い|alt=笑い,嗤い,咲い}}
{{wp|lang=ja|笑い}}

The {{m|ja|連用形|tr=ren'yōkei||continuative or stem form}} of verb {{m|ja|笑う|tr=warau||to laugh; to smile}}.<ref name="KDJ">{{R:Kokugo Dai Jiten}}</ref><ref name="DJR">{{R:Daijirin}}</ref>

====Pronunciation====
{{ja-pron|わらい|acc=0|acc_ref=DJR}}

====Noun====
{{ja-noun|わらい|hhira=わらひ}}

# a [[laugh]], [[laughing]], [[laughter]]
# a [[smile]], [[smiling]]

=====Usage notes=====
More commonly spelled with the [[okurigana]], as {{m|ja|笑い}}.

The ''warai'' reading is more commonly associated with the {{m|en|laugh}} senses. The ''emi'' reading is more commonly associated with the {{m|en|smile}} senses.

=====Derived terms=====
{{der-top}}
* {{ja-r|大笑い|おおわらい}}: burst of laughter
* {{ja-r|作り笑い|つくりわらい}}: forced laugh
* {{ja-r|苦笑い|にがわらい}}: bitter smile
* {{ja-r|照れ笑い|てれわらい}}
* {{ja-r|もらい笑い|もらいわらい}}
* {{ja-r|泣き笑い|なきわらい}}
* {{ja-r|思い出し笑い|おもいだしわらい}}
* {{ja-r|忍び笑い|しのびわらい}}
* {{ja-r|含み笑い|ふくみわらい}}
* {{ja-r|盗み笑い|ぬすみわらい}}
* {{ja-r|せせら笑い|せせらわらい}}
* {{ja-r|薄笑い|うすわらい}}
* {{ja-r|独り笑い|ひとりわらい}}
* {{ja-r|空笑い|そらわらい}}
* {{ja-r|豪傑笑い|ごうけつわらい}}
* {{ja-r|御笑い|おわらい}}
* {{ja-r|高笑い|たかわらい}}
* {{ja-r|世辞笑い|せじわらい}}
* {{ja-r|馬鹿笑い|ばかわらい}}
* {{ja-r|追従笑い|ついじゅうわらい}}
* {{ja-r|初笑い|はつわらい}}
* {{ja-r|愛想笑い|あいそわらい}}
* {{ja-r|福笑い|ふくわらい}}
* {{ja-r|物笑い|ものわらい}}
* {{ja-r|千葉笑い|ちばわらい}}
* {{ja-r|嘲笑い|あざわらい}}
* {{ja-r|愛嬌笑い|あいきょうわらい}}
{{der-bottom}}

===Etymology 2===
{{ja-kanjitab|yomi=k|え|o1=み}}

The {{m|ja|連用形|tr=ren'yōkei||continuative or stem form}} of verb {{m|ja|笑む|tr=emu||to smile; to bloom}}.<ref name="KDJ">{{R:Kokugo Dai Jiten}}</ref><ref name="DJR">{{R:Daijirin}}</ref>

====Pronunciation====
{{ja-pron|えみ|acc=1|acc_ref=DJR}}

====Noun====
{{ja-noun|えみ|hhira=ゑみ}}

# a [[smile]], [[smiling]]
# a [[bloom]], [[blooming]]
# the [[opening]] of a [[nut]] or other [[fruit]] as it [[ripen]]s

=====Usage notes=====
More commonly spelled with the [[okurigana]], as {{m|ja|笑み}}.

The ''emi'' reading is more commonly associated with the {{m|en|smile}} senses. The ''warai'' reading is more commonly associated with the {{m|en|laugh}} senses.

====Proper noun====
{{ja-pos|proper|えみ|hhira=ゑみ}}

# {{given name|ja|sort=えみ|female}}
# {{surname|ja|sort=えみ}}

===Etymology 3===
{{ja-kanjitab|yomi=k|え}}
Likely related to the ''emi'' above.

====Noun====
{{ja-noun|え|hhira=ゑ}}

# {{lb|ja|in compounds}} [[smile]]
#: Used in compounds such as {{ja-r|笑%顔|え%がお}}, {{ja-r|笑%酒|え%ぐし}}{{,}} and {{ja-r|笑%壺|え%つぼ}}.

===Etymology 4===

====Punctuation mark====
{{ja-noun|わら}}

# {{lb|ja|informal|teen slang}} {{alt form|ja|(笑)}}: [[LOL]]

===References===
<references/>

{{C|ja|Laughter}}

==Korean==

===Hanja===
{{ko-hanja|웃다|웃을|소}}

# {{hanja form of|소|[[laugh]]}}

==Vietnamese==

===Han character===
{{vi-readings|reading=tiếu, téo|rs=竹04}}

# {{rfdef|vi|sort=竹04}}