讥笑
jī xiào · HSK 7
to sneer
😏 讥 ridicule + 笑 laugh = a mocking laugh, a sneer
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.