Hottest QQ emoticons unveiled

"Grin" is the most popular emoji on the instant messaging tool QQ in China, and was used more than 52 billion times in 2015, according to a report released by Tencent.

据腾讯发布的一份报告，“露齿笑”是在中国的即时通讯工具QQ中最流行的表情符号，2015年被使用超过520亿次。

"Smile" , "chuckle" , "scowl" and "grimace" follow, ranking No 2 to 5 respectively.

“微笑”“窃笑”“皱眉”“扮鬼脸”四个表情紧随其后，分别名列第二到第五。

The report was based on the data of more than 860 million QQ users, for whom means polite, cute, and friendly, and has become the best way to say hello when chatting online.

该报告数据来源于8.6亿QQ用户，对他们来说，“露齿笑”意味着礼貌、活泼、友好，并已成为网上聊天时打招呼的最好方式。

Different people prefer different emojis. Though not listed in the top 5, icons of crying are popular among women and kids.

不同的人喜欢不同的表情。哭泣的表情尽管没进入前5，但不少女性和小孩却喜欢使用它。

Females like the emoji "sob" most, which is also used to represent acting like a child. Kids and teenagers between the age of 5 to 15 favor "whimper" which is frequently used for an icon representing tears.

女性更喜欢这个“哭泣”的表情，它也常用来表示举止像个孩子；5到15岁之间的孩子则爱用“呜咽”的表情，它通常用来代表泪水。

Meanings of emojis change over the years, too.

这些表情的意义，也随着时间的推移而发生着变化。

The emoji "smile" used to represent kindness, but now indicates unhappy and dismissive. For example, one can reply with when he disagrees with and makes fun of others.

“微笑”的表情在过去常用来表示友好，现在却暗示着不开心和不屑一顾。比如，当别人不同意你的观点，或者捉弄别人时，就可以用这个表情。

The emoji "wave" used to mean goodbye, but now is more often used to mean to pretend that "we are no longer friends". For example, one can say "I don't want to see you anymore ", which is usually not taken seriously.

“挥手”这个表情过去就是代表再见，不过现在更多的用于假装说“我们不再是朋友了”。比如，你可以说“我再也不想见到你了 。”事实上只是开个小玩笑。

The emoji "laugh and cry" , which was chosen as the word of the year of 2015 by the Oxford English Dictionary, is a new star with several different meanings, for example laughing out loud, expressing extreme happiness, laughing helplessly, or embarrassment.

“哭笑不得”的表情，入选牛津英语词典2015年度词汇。它是表情界的后起之秀，有多重不同的含义，比如表示幸福到极点的大笑；无奈地笑，或尴尬的笑。