效
effect, imitate
At a glance · 效
Evolution of the glyph
Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.
Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE
⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.
效字小篆从攴交声（繁體效/效力），为形声字；本义为仿效、效力。甲骨文未见。
What the sketch shows
Origins & notes
效本义为效仿、效果，引申为功效。
Structure
形声字，左部『攴』为意符表促使，右部『交』为声符。
At a glance
Pinyinxiào
Radical攵
Strokes10
UnicodeU+6548
Character type形声
Theme其他
Six languages, one character
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English
effect, imitate
Xiao is a phonetic-semantic character meaning effect and to imitate.
Français
effet, imiter
Xiao est un caractère phonético-sémantique signifiant effet et imiter.
Español
efecto, imitar
Xiao es un carácter fonosemántico que significa efecto e imitar.
العربية
أثر، يحاكي
شياو حرف صوتي دلالي يعني الأثر والتقليد.
Русский
эффект, подражать
Сяо — фоносемантический знак, означающий эффект и подражать.
Common words
- 效果xiào guǒeffect
- 效率xiào lǜefficiency