效 (xiào) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning & Stroke Order
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 效 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.
Stroke Order & Practice
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HSK 4 Words Containing 效
效果
effect; result; outcome
这种药的效果很好。
Zhè zhǒng yào de xiàoguǒ hěn hǎo.
This medicine works very well.
有效
valid; effective
这个办法非常有效。
Zhège bànfǎ fēicháng yǒuxiào.
This method is very effective.
About the character 效
效 (xiào) means effect; result (as in 效果). It is one of the 150 characters HSK 4 expects you to write from memory. Practice the stroke order until it feels automatic — most learners need 5–10 successful traces before a character "sticks".