Ideographic: A person 夭 with a big grin ⺮Radical:

meaning for xiào:

  • - laugh
  • - smile
  • - Classifiers: 个 smile
  • - Classifiers: 个
  • - to smilesmile
  • - smiling expression
  • - Classifiers: 副 laughterjoke
  • - jest
  • - Classifiers: 个
  • - to laugh at
  • - to mockto play a joke
  • - to make fun of
  • - to joke

hěn
kāixīn开心
de
xiào
le

He laughed happily.


zhè
shì
tīngguò听过
de
zuìhǎo最好
xiào
de
xiàohuà笑话
zhīyī之一

This is one of the funniest jokes I've ever heard.


xiǎomíng小明
rěnbúzhù忍不住
xiào
chū
shēng
lái

Xiaoming couldn't help laughing out loud.


tīngdào听到
zhège这个
hǎoxiāoxī好消息
rěnbúzhù忍不住
xiào
le
chūlái出来

Upon hearing the good news, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.