嘲

cháo, zhāo

口 + 朝

Definitions

cháo (verb) to ridicule; to mock

zhāo (noun) sound of birds chirping

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 朝 represents the sound.

Semantic: 口 Phonetic: 朝

About

The character 嘲 is a phono-semantic compound, combining the semantic radical 口 (kǒu, mouth) with the phonetic component 朝 (cháo, morning/facing). The mouth radical places it in the category of actions involving vocalization or speech. The phonetic component indicates its pronunciation. Together, they form a character meaning to ridicule or mock, specifically denoting verbal disparagement.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Example Sentences Hide

他在嘲笑我。

Tā zài cháoxiào wǒ.

He is laughing at me.

不要嘲笑别人。

Bùyào cháoxiào biérén.

Do not laugh at others.

他经常嘲讽同学。

Tā jīngcháng cháofěng tóngxué.

He often mocks his classmates.

她嘲笑了我的错误。

Tā cháoxiào le wǒ de cuòwù.

She laughed at my mistake.

如果你嘲笑他，他会伤心。

Rúguǒ nǐ cháoxiào tā, tā huì shāngxīn.

If you laugh at him, he will be sad.

那个男孩嘲讽地看了我一眼。

Nàgè nánhái cháofěng de kànle wǒ yì yǎn.

That boy looked at me with a sneer.

尽管被嘲笑了，他仍然坚持自己的观点。

Jǐnguǎn bèi cháoxiào le, tā réngrán jiānchí zìjǐ de guāndiǎn.

Although he was laughed at, he still persisted in his own viewpoint.

他的嘲讽语气让在场的人都感到不舒服。

Tā de cháofěng yǔqì ràng zàichǎng de rén dōu gǎndào bù shūfu.

His sarcastic tone made everyone present feel uncomfortable.

Related Characters

Component: 口

Component: 朝

嘲