笑容
xiàoróng · HSK 6
smiling expression
😄 笑容 = laugh + appearance — the look on your face when laughing
笑 (xiào) means laugh or smile, 容 (róng) means appearance or countenance. Together they literally describe the expression your face wears when you smile — a smiling look.
笑 — bamboo radical 竹 (⺮) + 夭 (yāo, bending)
Originally written with the bamboo radical over 夭, depicting a person bending or swaying. One traditional reading is that bamboo bends in the wind like a person doubling over with laughter. The character has meant 'laugh, smile' since early times, with no major shift in meaning.