效

xiào

result, effect; effectiveness

How to write 效, stroke by stroke

variant of 效; to imitate (variant of 效); variant of 效; effect; efficacy; to imitate

Pictophonetic: semantic 攵 (strike), phonetic 交

Made of 交 + 攵

有效yǒu xiàoeffective; in effect; valid
效果xiào guǒresult; effect; efficacy; (theater) sound or visual effects
效劳xiào láoto serve (in some capacity); to work for
无效wú xiàonot valid; ineffective; in vain
效忠xiào zhōngto vow loyalty and devotion to
效力xiào lìeffectiveness; positive effect; to serve (in some capacity)
特效tè xiàospecially good effect; special efficacy; (cinema etc) special effects
奏效zòu xiàoto show results; to be effective
失效shī xiàoto fail; to lose effectiveness
生效shēng xiào(of a law, contract, agreement, ban etc) to come into force; to go into effect; to become operative
效率xiào lǜefficiency
效应xiào yìngeffect (scientific phenomenon)

这些问题对我们毫无效果。
zhè xiē wèn tí duì wǒ men háo wú xiào guǒ 。
These issues have no effect on us.
这条法律依然有效。
zhè tiáo fǎ lǜ yī rán yǒu xiào 。
The law is still in effect.
骑士宣誓效忠于国王。
qí shì xuān shì xiào zhōng yú guó wáng 。
The knight swore an oath of allegiance to the king.
这份合同没有法律效力。
zhè fèn hé tong méi yǒu fǎ lǜ xiào lì 。
This contract is null and void.
那对他依然奏效。
nà duì tā yī rán zòu xiào 。
This still applies to him.