譏 meaning and stroke order
To ridicule, to mock, to jeer
How to write 譏, stroke by stroke
19 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 譏
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to ridicule
How 譏 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Speech.
言 gives the meaning and 幾 hints at the sound.
Radical: 言 (words), shared by 155 characters on this site.
How to remember 譏
譏 combines 言 (speech) with 幾 (jǐ), which gives the sound. Picture someone using a few sharp words to mock you, and you have the meaning "to ridicule".
譏 is a formal, written character and rarely appears alone in speech. It is mostly used in compounds like 譏笑 (jīxiào, to sneer at) and 譏諷 (jīfěng, to satirize). Example: 別譏笑他。(Bié jīxiào tā.) Don't make fun of him.
Common mistake: Learners often read 譏 as jǐ because of its phonetic part 幾. The correct reading is first tone jī, like 機 (jī, machine). Also do not confuse it with 機 itself, which has 木 (wood) on the left instead of 言.
Common words with 譏
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 譏笑 | jīxiào | to sneer | HSK 7-9 |
Questions about 譏
How many strokes are in 譏?
譏 is written with 19 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 譏 mean?
譏 (jī) means to ridicule, to mock, to jeer. A common word with it is 讥笑 (jīxiào), meaning "to sneer".
How do you pronounce 譏?
譏 is pronounced jī, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 譏?
The radical of 譏 is 言, which carries the idea of "words". Dictionaries list 譏 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 譏?
譏 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 讥, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the simplified form of 譏?
The simplified form is 讥. The speech radical 言 becomes 讠, and 幾 is simplified to 几. You will see 讥笑 in mainland texts and 譏笑 in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
What is the difference between 譏笑 and 嘲笑?
Both mean to laugh at or mock someone. 嘲笑 (cháoxiào) is more common in everyday speech. 譏笑 sounds more literary and often suggests cold, sarcastic scorn.