嘲 cháo

to ridicule; to mock

HSK 615 strokes

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嘲 · 15 strokes

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Phonetic-semantic compound⿰口朝

In this compound, the meaning comes from 口 (mouth); 朝 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

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cháo xiàoto jeer at; to deride; to ridicule; mockery

cháo nòngto tease; to poke fun at; to make fun of

zhāo zhā(onom.) clamorous noise made by numerous people…

cháo fěngto sneer at

qún cháo(neologism, attested by 2011) to deride a group…

zì cháoto mock oneself

jiě cháoto try to cover up in an embarrassing situation

lěng cháo rè fěngfrigid irony and scorching satire (idiom)

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