Chinese word dictionary

笑容可掬

xiào róng kě jū · smiling wholeheartedly (idiom); beaming from ear to ear

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Word information

Simplified笑容可掬

Traditional笑容可掬

Pinyinxiào róng kě jū

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

笑xiào

to smile, to laugh; to giggle; to snicker

容róng

appearance, looks; form, figure; to contain, to hold

可kě

may, can, -able; possibly

掬jū

to grasp or hold with both hands

How to learn 笑容可掬

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可以kěyǐ

can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good

可能kěnéng

might (happen); possible; probable; possibility; probability; maybe; perhaps; CL:個|个[ge4]

笑xiào

old variant of 笑[xiao4]; to laugh; to smile; to laugh at

可kě

(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very; but; however

可爱kě’ài

adorable; cute; lovely

可是kěshì

but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed