效
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xiào · result, effect

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Understand the reusable parts

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Shape and proportion

10Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

攵Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 效

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xiàoWords pronounced xiào
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Example sentences

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Zhège yào méi yǒu yǒu hài de fù zuò yòng xiào guǒ.这个药没有有害的副作用效果。

This medicine doesn't have any harmful side effects.

Source: Tatoeba #2409714 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè zhāng piào de yǒu xiào qī shì sān tiān.這張票的有效期是三天。

The ticket holds good for three days.

Source: Tatoeba #905793 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè xiē wèn tí duì wǒ men háo wú xiào guǒ.这些问题对我们毫无效果。

These issues have no effect on us.

Source: Tatoeba #335619 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ mén de xiào lǜ tài dī le.你們的效率太低了。

It is inefficient of you.

Source: Tatoeba #5552149 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè zhǒng yào piàn duì xīn zāng yǒu liáo xiào.这种药片对心脏有疗效。

These pills act on the heart.

Source: Tatoeba #3630142 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Xiào guǒ ràng wǒ bàba mǎn yì.效果让我爸爸满意。

My father was happy with the result.

Source: Tatoeba #948078 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 效 in context

  1. Say xiào, then recall the core meaning: result, effect.
  2. Write all 10 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 效果 (xiào guǒ), meaning “result”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 效 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.