笑纹

笑紋

xiàowén

noun #36,604

Measure Word

几道笑纹 dào

Meanings

1 laugh lines
2 smile lines (on the face)

Characters

to smile; laugh

Examples

她眼角有几道浅浅的笑纹。

Tā yǎnjiǎo yǒu jǐ dào qiǎn qiǎn de xiàowén.

She has a few faint laugh lines at the corners of her eyes.

笑纹是岁月留下的礼物。

Xiàowén shì suìyuè liúxià de lǐwù.

Laugh lines are a gift left by the passing years.

Tips

memory

笑 (xiào — laugh) plus 纹 (wén — line / pattern, the same character as in 指纹 zhǐwén 'fingerprint'). Literally 'laugh lines' — directly transparent.

Stroke Order

笑 xiào

纹 wén