笑 (xiào) means "to smile; to laugh" in English. It is an HSK 2 vocabulary word.

How many strokes does 笑 have?

笑 has 10 strokes. Follow the stroke order diagram above to write it correctly.

Which HSK level is 笑 in?

笑 is part of the HSK 2 word list, so it belongs to the elementary vocabulary band taught in the daily lessons.

xiào

to smile; to laugh

Stroke order

Watch the animation, then write the character yourself — stroke order matters for speed and recognition.

笑

10 strokes

孩子在笑。

Háizi zài xiào.

The child is smiling.

Story: Wait at Ease for the Exhausted Enemy

Read 笑 inside a graded Chinese story.

What does 笑 mean?: 笑 (xiào) means "to smile; to laugh" in English. It is an HSK 2 vocabulary word.
How many strokes does 笑 have?: 笑 has 10 strokes. Follow the stroke order diagram above to write it correctly.
Which HSK level is 笑 in?: 笑 is part of the HSK 2 word list, so it belongs to the elementary vocabulary band taught in the daily lessons.