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to laugh

Composition


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Pinyin

xiao4 xiào

Meaning


Primary

to laugh

Alternatives

laugh, laughs, laughing, laughed

Mnemonic


[xi-] Xena is in the [4] bathroom of the [-ao] barn, where she finds a 夭 chute in the corner. Every couple of seconds, a stick of ⺮ bamboo comes shooting out of the 夭 chute, which Xena slices, in air, with her sword. She keeps on 笑 laughing with joy, while the bits of ⺮ bamboo gather in the corner near the toilet.

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