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Chinese characters meaning "comical"

Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "comical", including 滑 (huá / gǔ), 滑 (huá / gǔ). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…

How to Study This Meaning Group

The English word "comical" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 滑 (huá / gǔ), 滑 (huá / gǔ) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span huá, gǔ — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 滑 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.

  • 滑 huá / gǔcomical; comical; cunning; slippery; smoothUseful words: 光滑, 滑冰
  • 滑 huá / gǔcomical; comical; cunning; slippery; smoothUseful words: 光滑, 滑冰

Common words for these 2 "comical" characters

Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 滑 (huá / gǔ) — so "comical" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.

See each character in a sentence

Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "comical".

huá / gǔ — comical; comical; cunning; slippery; smooth

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.

Common words: 光滑 (guāng huá)、滑冰 (huá bīng)、滑雪 (huá xuě)

huá / gǔ — comical; comical; cunning; slippery; smooth

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.

Common words: 光滑 (guāng huá)、滑冰 (huá bīng)、滑雪 (huá xuě)

All 2 characters

Open 滑、滑 or any character below to hear it read aloud and see it used in an example sentence.