SMILE    微笑

LAUGH SLIGHTLY AND SILENTLY, NOT SHOWING TEETH.
BEAMGRIN (FROM EAR TO EAR)DIMPLETWINKLESMIRKSIMPERLEER
Old Chinese Criteria
We need to see which classical items can be moved here.
Modern Chinese Criteria
See CH article.
Antonym
  • FROWNPRODUCE WRINKLES ON one's FOREHEAD AS A REACTION TO SOMETHING ONE has become AWARE of.
Hypernym
  • LAUGH　REACT OR ACT BREATHING OUT SUDDENLY AND USING a COMPLEX MOVEMENT of the FACE TYPICALLY SHOWING DELIGHT. (anc: 11/0, child: 2)
  • REACT　CHANGE one's THINKING OR ACTING BECAUSE one is PERCEIVING something. (anc: 10/0, child: 5)
  • CHANGE　EVENT involving two MOMENTS t1 and t2, such that a THING at the MOMENT t1 is DIFFERENT FROM that THING at the MOMENT t2. (anc: 9/0, child: 18)
  • Novyj objasnitel'nyj Slovar' Sinonimov Russkogo Jazyka ( APRESJAN 2004) p. 1199

  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 16.25

  • A Brief History of the Smile ( TRUMBLE 2004) p.

  • Democritus Ridens ( WEBER 1857) p. 1.47

  • Bibliographisches Handbuch zur Sprachinhaltsforschung. Teil II. Systematischer Teil. B. Ordnung nach Sinnbezirken (mit einem alphabetischen Begriffsschluessel): Der Mensch und seine Welt im Spiegel der Sprachforschung ( FRANKE 1989) p. 51B

    • Words (16 items)

    笑  xiào OC: sqows MC: siɛu 106 Attributions

      Syntactic words
    • nabactsmile
    • nabact(beguiling) smile (of a lady or a toady)
    • nabactsmile
    • vadNbeguilingsmiling
    • vadVamusedwith a(n amused or well-pleased) smile 笑曰
    • vadVcongenialwith a smile (amicably)
    • viactlaugh as a sign that one is amused by what one experiences
    • viactsmile in a beguiling manner (of women)
    • viactsmile congenially in conversation etc.　相視而笑
    • viactsmile as a reaction to something pleasant　大悅而笑
    • viactsmile (with a despondent sigh etc)
    • viactsmile with contempt
    • viactembarrassed smile
    • viactgo through the motions of a smile, cut a smiling face
    • vtoNamusedmiddle voice: be smiled at
    哂  shěn OC: qhjɯnʔ MC: ɕin 3 Attributions

    The rare word shěn 哂 refers to a discreet, noiseless smile.

      Syntactic words
    • viactgive a wry smile
    • vtoNactsmile （an overbearing smile) at
    含笑  hán xiào OC: ɡlɯɯm sqows MC: ɦəm siɛu 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPiactsmile (often adverbial)
    莞爾  wǎn ěr OC: ɡroonʔ mljelʔ MC: ɦɣan ȵiɛ 2 Attributions

      Word relations
    • Epithet: 笑/LAUGH The clearly predominant word for smiling and laughing is xiào 笑 which refers to any laughter, loud or quiet, kind or unkind.

      Syntactic words
    • VPadVintensitive(smile) mildly 莞爾而笑
    微笑  wēi wéi xiào MC: mj+j -- OC: mɯl -- 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPiactsmileCH
    哂然  shěn rán OC: qhjɯnʔ njen MC: ɕin ȵiɛn 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPadVby way of a quiet smile
    咥  chì OC: kh-liɡ MC: ʈhit 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • viactlaughing; be jeering
    咿  yī OC: qlil MC: ʔi 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • viactto laugh
    孩  hái OC: ɡɯɯ MC: ɦəi 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • viactsmile as a baby (LAO)
    粲  càn 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vadNfigurativewith a warm and bright smileCH
    莞  wǎn OC: ɡroonʔ MC: ɦɣan 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vadVsmile (LUNYU)
    咳笑  hái xiào OC: ɡɯɯ sqows MC: ɦəi siɛu 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPiactsmile
    咍  hāi OC: qhlɯɯ MC: həi 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNlaugh at
    唪  běng OC: booŋʔ MC: buŋ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • viactlaugh (SHUOWEN)
    唲  ér OC: ŋje MC: ȵiɛ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • viactforced laughter ?????
    睃  Click here to add pinyin OC:  MC: 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • viactgive a quick smiling look to someone. German: zuzwinkern