效
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to imitate (variant of 效[xiao4])
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Dict coverage rank #809 U+6548
How 效 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
攵 (semantic, “strike”) + 交 (phonetic, jiāo)
How to remember it
effect · Heisig RSH #1045
交 mingle + taskmaster
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 交
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 交 (jiāo) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 交 sound component | jiāo | to connect; to deliver, to exchange; to intersect; to mix |
| 校 | xiào | school; military field officer |
| 咬 | yǎo | to bite, to gnaw |
| 较 | jiào | to compare; relatively; more |
| 绞 | jiǎo | intertwined; to twist, to wring; to hang a criminal |
| 郊 | jiāo | suburbs, outskirts; wasteland, open space |
| 饺 | jiǎo | stuffed dumplings |
| 狡 | jiǎo | cunning, deceitful, treacherous |
| 皎 | jiǎo | white; bright, brilliant; clear |
| 鲛 | jiāo | shark |
| 跤 | jiāo | to tumble, to fall; to wrestle |
| 蛟 | jiāo | a legendary scaled dragon |
| 佼 | jiǎo | beautiful, handsome, good-looking |
| 姣 | jiāo | beautiful, handsome, pretty |
| 洨 | xiáo | a river in Hebei province |
| 茭 | jiāo | an edible aquatic grass; Zizania aquatica |
Words containing 效
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 上行下效 | shàng xíng xià xiào | subordinates follow the example of their superiors (idiom) |
| 行之有效 | xíng zhī yǒu xiào | to be effective (idiom) |
| 卡西米尔效应 | Kǎ xī mǐ ěr xiào yìng | Casimir effect (attraction between two parallel metal plates due to quantum mechanical vac… |
| 有效数字 | yǒu xiào shù zì | significant figures (in a measured value) |
| 有效性 | yǒu xiào xìng | validity |
| 有效日期 | yǒu xiào rì qī | expiration date; expiry date |
| 光电效应 | guāng diàn xiào yìng | photoelectric effect |
| 时效性 | shí xiào xìng | sensitivity to timing; time-sensitive; timeliness |
| 时效法 | shí xiào fǎ | (law) statute of limitations |
| 马太效应 | Mǎ tài xiào yìng | Matthew effect |
| 精干高效 | jīng gàn gāo xiào | top-notch efficiency |
| 失效日期 | shī xiào rì qī | expiry date (of document) |
| 五毛特效 | wǔ máo tè xiào | laughable low-budget special effects |
| 无效社交 | wú xiào shè jiāo | unproductive social interaction |
| 有效期 | yǒu xiào qī | period of validity; sell-by date |
| 高效能 | gāo xiào néng | highly efficient; effectivity |
| 一致性效应 | yī zhì xìng xiào yìng | consistency effect |
| 热岛效应 | rè dǎo xiào yìng | urban heat island effect |
| 经济有效 | jīng jì yǒu xiào | cost-effective |
| 特效药 | tè xiào yào | effective medicine for a specific condition; highly effective medicine |