笑 — so

Parts that make up 笑

How 笑 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 笑 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 艸, 犬.

Korean example words with 笑

• 소모笑貌 Korean gloss: 웃는 모습
• 소담笑談 Korean gloss: 우스운 이야기
• 요소妖笑 Korean gloss: 요사스러운 웃음
• 소안笑顔 Korean gloss: 웃음이 담긴 얼굴
• 고소苦笑 Korean gloss: 어이가 없거나 마지못하여 짓는 웃음
• 소화笑話 Korean gloss: 우스운 이야기를 함. 또는 그 이야기
• 냉소冷笑 Korean gloss: 쌀쌀한 태도로 비웃음. 또는 그런 웃음
• 쾌소快笑 Korean gloss: 시원스럽고 즐겁게 웃음. 또는 그런 웃음
• 담소談笑 Korean gloss: 웃고 즐기면서 이야기함. 또는 그런 이야기
• 미소媚笑 Korean gloss: 아양을 부리며 아첨하듯이 웃음. 또는 그 웃음
• 홍소哄笑 Korean gloss: 입을 크게 벌리고 웃거나 떠들썩하게 웃음. 또는 그 웃음
• 실소失笑 Korean gloss: 어처구니가 없어 저도 모르게 웃음이 툭 터져 나옴. 또는 그 웃음

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 笑

• 笑いわらい laugh; laughter; smile
• 笑顔えがお smiling face; smile
• 笑みえみ smile
• 微笑びしょう smile
• 笑うわらう to laugh; to smile; to sneer
• 笑い声わらいごえ (sound of) laughter; laughing voice
• 爆笑ばくしょう roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter
• 晴れやかな笑顔はれやかなえがお beaming smile
• 談笑だんしょう friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk
• 苦笑くしょう bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh
• 笑い話わらいばなし funny story; funny anecdote
• 失笑しっしょう laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter

Characters sharing the phonetic 夭

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “소”

Other hanja with radical 竹