嘲
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to ridicule; to mock
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 口 +12
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 嘲
- Common rank
- #3,050
- Unicode
- U+5632
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Formation & memory
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Words with 嘲
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 自我解嘲 | to refer to one's foibles or failings with self-deprecating humor | |
| 自嘲 | to mock oneself; to laugh at oneself | |
| 解嘲 | to try to cover up in an embarrassing situation; to justify oneself; to find excuses | |
| 冷嘲热讽 | frigid irony and scorching satire (idiom); to mock and ridicule | |
| 群嘲 | (neologism, attested by 2011) to deride a group of people; (of a group of people) to derid… | |
| 嘲笑 | to jeer at; to deride; to ridicule; mockery; derision | |
| 嘲弄 | to tease; to poke fun at; to make fun of | |
| 嘲讽 | to sneer at; to ridicule; to taunt | |
| 嘲谑 | to mock and ridicule | |
| 嘲哳 | (onom.) clamorous noise made by numerous people talking or singing, or by musical instrume… |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 朝 — compare how they read.