傚 meaning and stroke order
To mimic, to imitate
How to write 傚, stroke by stroke
12 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 傚
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to imitate (variant of 效[xiao4])
How 傚 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. To effect 效 another person 亻; 效 also provides the pronunciation.
Radical: 亻 (man), shared by 277 characters on this site.
How to remember 傚
A person 亻 standing next to 效 (xiào, effect) shows someone copying the effect of another person. The 效 part also gives the sound xiào.
傚 is a variant form of 效 (xiào) in the sense of imitating, and you will mostly see it in older or traditional texts. In modern writing people use 效 instead, as in 仿效 (fǎngxiào, to imitate). Example: 他傚法古人。 (Tā xiàofǎ gǔrén.) He follows the example of the ancients.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes use 傚 in everyday modern writing, but standard usage today is 效, as in 效果 (xiàoguǒ, effect). Note that 傚 only covers the imitate meaning, so never write 傚果 for 效果.
Questions about 傚
How many strokes are in 傚?
傚 is written with 12 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 傚 mean?
傚 (xiào) means to mimic, to imitate.
How do you pronounce 傚?
傚 is pronounced xiào, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 傚?
The radical of 傚 is 亻, which carries the idea of "man". Dictionaries list 傚 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 傚?
傚 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 效, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 傚 the same as 效?
In the meaning to imitate, yes. 傚 is a variant of 效 with the same pronunciation xiào. 效 has extra meanings like effect and efficiency that 傚 does not carry.
What common words would use 傚?
In older texts you may see 傚法 (xiàofǎ, to follow the example of) or 仿傚 (fǎngxiào, to imitate). Today these are normally written 效法 and 仿效.