效 xiào

result, effect; effective

HSK 3 10 strokes Radical 攵 Sound + meaning 18 words

Built from

交soundjiāoto connect; to deliver, to exchange; to intersect; to mix 攵meaningpūto rap, to tap; script; to let go

How it works

攵 hints at the meaning (strike), and 交 jiāo hints at the sound.

Words built with 效

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Words with 效

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HSK 3 · 2

效果

xiàoguǒ

result; effect; efficacy

有效

yǒuxiào

effective; in effect; valid

HSK 4 · 1

效率

xiàolǜ

efficiency

HSK 5 · 1

成效

chéngxiào

effect; result

HSK 6 · 1

无效

wúxiào

not valid; ineffective; in vain

HSK 7–9 · 13

效应

xiàoyìng

effect (scientific phenomenon)

效力

xiàolì

effectiveness; positive effect; to serve (in some capacity)

生效

shēngxiào

to take effect; to go into effect

高效

gāoxiào

efficient; highly effective

失效

shīxiào

to fail; to lose effectiveness

功效

gōngxiào

efficacy

奏效

zòuxiào

to show results; to be effective

疗效

liáoxiào

healing efficacy; healing effect

效益

xiàoyì

benefit; effectiveness; efficiency

见效

jiànxiào

to have the desired effect