Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

comical; comical; cunning; slippery; smooth

Chinese: 光滑、滑动;也表示狡猾。读 huá。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “hua” becomes a different word in each tone. 滑 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 光滑guāng huáglossy; sleek; smooth
  • 滑冰huá bīngto skate; skating
  • 滑雪huá xuěto ski; skiing
  • 滑稽huá jīcomical; funny; amusing (old pr. ); huaji, a form of comedy performance popular in Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang
  • 滑梯huá tī(children's) sliding board; a slide

Example Sentence

地面很滑,走路要小心。Dì miàn hěn huá, zǒu lù yào xiǎo xīn.The ground is slippery; be careful when walking.

地面Dì miànfloorhěnveryhuáto slip走路zǒu lùto walkyàoto want小心xiǎo xīnto be careful