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嘲 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
嘲 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
嘲 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
嘲 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
嘲 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
嘲 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
嘲 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
嘲 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
嘲 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
嘲 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

嘲 Stroke Order — How to Write 嘲

Stroke Order

嘲 is written in 15 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 口, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

嘲 Radical and Character Components

Components:口朝

嘲 is a phono-semantic compound: 口 (mouth) carries the meaning, while 朝 indicates the sound.

Radical: 口 + 12 more strokes

嘲 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • cháo
  • zhāo

Meanings of 嘲 in Chinese

1

cháo嘲

To mock, ridicule, or sneer at someone.
我们不应该嘲笑别人的缺点。
We should not mock others' shortcomings.
2

zhāo嘲

Refers to the chirping or twittering sound of birds, synonymous with '啁哳'.
清晨，鸟儿们在树枝上嘲哳鸣叫
In the early morning, birds chirped and twittered on the branches.

Common Words and Phrases with 嘲

1
cháo嘲fěng讽
To sneer at or taunt
他总是喜欢用嘲讽的语气说话，让人感到不舒服。
He always likes to speak in a mocking tone, which makes people uncomfortable.
2
cháo嘲nòng弄
To mock or ridicule someone.
他因为他的新发型而受到了朋友们的嘲弄。
He was mocked by his friends because of his new hairstyle.
3
cháo嘲xiào笑
To laugh at someone in a mocking or contemptuous way.
他因为穿了件旧衣服，被同学们嘲笑了。
He was mocked by his classmates for wearing old clothes.
4
zhāo嘲zhā哳
An onomatopoeia describing noisy, discordant, and jumbled sounds.
夜幕降临，村里的戏台上锣鼓喧天，丝竹管弦之声一片嘲哳
As night fell, gongs and drums boomed on the village stage, and the sounds of stringed and wind instruments blended into a cacophonous din.

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Questions about 嘲

What does 嘲 mean in Chinese?

嘲 (cháo) means “To mock” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 嘲?

嘲 has 2 pronunciations: cháo, zhāo.

How many strokes does 嘲 have?

嘲 has 15 strokes.

How do you write 嘲?

嘲 is written in 15 strokes, starting from the radical 口. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 嘲?

The radical of 嘲 is 口, and 嘲 is a phono-semantic compound.