效 xiào result
result; effect; effective
怎么记住“效”: 交 hand over + 攵 tap = result. Grandpa refuses to hand over money to the repairman, gives the old TV one hard tap, and grins at the result.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
效 = 交 hand over + 攵 tap
- 交 hand over sound
- 亠 lid
- 父 father
- 攵 tap meaning
Grandpa refuses to hand over money to the repairman, gives the old TV one hard tap, and grins at the result.
How it came to be
The tapping hand on the right gives the meaning and the left part gives the sound.
用法
- Bound; effect/efficacy. 效果 (xiàoguǒ) result/effect, 有效 (yǒuxiào) effective/valid, 效率 (xiàolǜ) efficiency.
- 效果 (xiàoguǒ) is the observed outcome; 效率 (xiàolǜ) is the output-per-effort rate: don't swap them.
- 有效 (yǒuxiào) also means "valid" for tickets/documents: 有效期 (yǒuxiàoqī) validity period.
含“效”的词语
- 效果xiàoguǒeffectHSK 4
- 有效yǒuxiàoeffectiveHSK 4
- 效率xiàolǜefficiencyHSK 5
- 无效wúxiàonot validHSK 5
- 高效gāoxiàoefficientHSK 5
- 功效gōngxiàoefficacyHSK 6
- 成效chéngxiàoeffectHSK 6
- 效应xiàoyìngeffect (scientific phenomenon)HSK 6
- 失效shīxiàoto failHSK 7
- 效力xiàolìeffectivenessHSK 7
- 生效shēngxiàoto come into forceHSK 7
- 见效jiànxiàoto produce the intended effectHSK 7
- 长效chángxiàoto be effective over an extended periodHSK 7
- 奏效zòuxiàoto show resultsHSK 8
- 效仿xiàofǎngto imitate; to follow the example ofHSK 8
- 效益xiàoyìbenefitHSK 8
- 绩效jìxiàoperformanceHSK 8
- 疗效liáoxiàohealing efficacyHSK 9
例句
- 运动减肥的效果很好。 Yùndòng jiǎnféi de xiàoguǒ hěn hǎo.Doing exercise is an effective way to lose weight.