嘲 Strokes Write it Listen 嘲 cháo to deride, to jeer at, to ridicule, to scorn HSK 7–9 15 strokes Radical 口 Sound + meaning 2 words Built from口meaningkǒumouth; entrance, gate, opening朝soundcháoto face; direct, facing; dynasty; morning How it works口 hints at the meaning (mouth), and 朝 cháo hints at the sound.