微笑 (wēixiào) · to smile

微笑 (wēixiào) means “to smile; smile”. It is written with 2 characters: 微 (small) + 笑 (to smile). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.

How 微笑 is built

What 微 is made of

彳chì — to step with the left foot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
山shān — mountain
- 凵qiǎn — container
- 丨 — vertical stroke
兀wù — weak
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 儿ér — child
  - 丿 — falling stroke
  - 乚 — hook stroke
攵pū — to rap
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
  - 丿 — falling stroke

What 笑 is made of

⺮zhú — bamboo
夭yāo — young
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 大dà — big
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 人rén — person

Origin hint: A person 夭 with a big grin ⺮ (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

她总是微笑着和人说话。Tā zǒngshì wēixiào zhe hé rén shuō huà.She always smiles when talking to people.

照相的时候请微笑。Zhào xiàng de shíhou qǐng wēixiào.Please smile for the photo.

What does 微笑 mean?

微笑 (wēixiào) means “to smile; smile”.

How do you pronounce 微笑?

微笑 is pronounced wēixiào.

Which HSK level is 微笑?

微笑 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.

Learn 微笑 with its group

It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 48: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.