Chinese

微笑

/weɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
to smile
  • HSK 4
  • TOCFL 5
  • 圍笑
  • 围笑

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  • characterChinese微 “tiny; small; trifling”
    • soundChinese美 “beautiful; pretty; attractive; good-looking”
      • ideaChinese羊 “caprid (e.g. sheep, goat, antelope, etc.) (Classifier: 隻／只 m c)”
      • ideaChinese大 “of great size; big; large; huge”
    • meaningChinese攴 “to hit lightly; to tap”
  • characterChinese笑 “to laugh; to smile”
    • soundChinese艸 “grass”
    • meaningChinese竹 “bamboo (Classifier: 枝; 棵 m; 根 m; 轆／辘 c)”
    • meaningChinese犬 “dog”
    • soundChinese夭 “to die young, to die prematurely”

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