xiào

咲

Character · Variant

variant of 笑 (laugh)

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

variant

variant of 笑, meaning to laugh or smile

literary

A literary variant of the character 笑. It is rarely used in modern standard Chinese except in specific classical contexts or as a variant in personal names. Note that in Japanese, this character (咲) is commonly used with the meaning 'to bloom' (saku), which is distinct from its usage as a variant of 笑 in Chinese.

Wǎn莞
ěr尔
yī一
xiào咲

To give a gentle smile (literary variant spelling).

Yīn音
róng容
xiào咲
mào貌

One's voice and smiling face (variant of 音容笑貌).

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Gǔ古
rén人
shī诗
zhōng中
yǒu有
yún云
 ：
 '
Xiào咲
wèn问
kè客
cóng从
hé何
chù处
lái来
 '

Ancient poetry states: 'Smiling, I ask where the guest comes from' (using the variant 咲 for 笑).