<p>Looks like the character for laughter in Chinese 笑'xiao'</p>

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2014-07-07T20:19:16.627Z
Well, "laughter" *does* sound like the kind of word one might wear as a charm.
eidylon
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2014-07-08T00:50:41.983Z
Yeah it looks indeed like 笑, or at least a version made by someone who can't write Chinese.
dda
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2014-07-08T01:49:57.517Z
That is not "笑", that is more like "䒨"
tommyip
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2014-07-08T06:09:32.650Z
@Red2awn Or it's just flipped over...
Semaphore
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2014-07-07T20:16:32.413Z
2014-07-07T20:16:32.413Z
Anonymouse
<p>We found this charm in a box of buttons, and I'm curious what it means... For all I know it may not be Chinese, but it looks like it.</p>

<p>I tried translating it using the Google Translate app... While it saw the shape of the charm, it was unable to come up with any matching translation. I tried to draw it in manually as well, but it did not recognize my pictogram.</p>

<p>I'm not really sure how else to go about trying to figure out the translation myself. (The little roundish thing at the top is just the hanger to put a chain through).</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/rIw2E.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p>

<p>Alternatively, if anyone knows this character from a different language, feel free to point that out too.</p>

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2014-07-07T20:04:18.877Z
_If_ this is meant to be a Chinese character, it is `笑` which means 'laughter, smile'.
NS.X.
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2014-07-08T04:58:06.543Z
As to off-topic, as stated in the question, I did attempt to find out what this character is myself, ... failing to be able to do so, I figured I would ask the experts.
eidylon
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Can someone translate this charm?
# Can someone translate this charm?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-07-07)

We found this charm in a box of buttons, and I'm curious what it means... For all I know it may not be Chinese, but it looks like it.

I tried translating it using the Google Translate app... While it saw the shape of the charm, it was unable to come up with any matching translation. I tried to draw it in manually as well, but it did not recognize my pictogram.

I'm not really sure how else to go about trying to figure out the translation myself. (The little roundish thing at the top is just the hanger to put a chain through).

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/rIw2E.jpg)

Alternatively, if anyone knows this character from a different language, feel free to point that out too.

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: _If_ this is meant to be a Chinese character, it is `笑` which means 'laughter, smile'.  
> **username_0**: As to off-topic, as stated in the question, I did attempt to find out what this character is myself, ... failing to be able to do so, I figured I would ask the experts.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2014-07-07. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

Looks like the character for laughter in Chinese 笑'xiao'

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Well, "laughter" *does* sound like the kind of word one might wear as a charm.  
> **username_3**: Yeah it looks indeed like 笑, or at least a version made by someone who can't write Chinese.  
> **username_4**: That is not "笑", that is more like "䒨"  
> **username_5**: @Red2awn Or it's just flipped over...  

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