干笑

Traditional form:

乾笑

Pinyin (reading):

gānxiào

Definitions:

• to give a hollow laugh
• to force a smile
• forced laugh
• CL:聲／声 (shēng)

Characters:

• 干 - arid, dry; to oppose; to offend; to invade
• 笑 - to smile, to laugh; to giggle; to snicker

Traditional characters:

• 乾 - arid, dry; to fertilize; to penetrate; heavenly generative principle (male)
• 笑 - to smile, to laugh; to giggle; to snicker