ridicule, insult
嘲 centers on using words to belittle someone: ridicule, mockery, or insulting speech.
嘲 combines 口 (mouth) with 朝, which likely contributes the sound and suggests the idea of speaking mockingly.
The mouth 口 on the left and 朝 (morning) on the right: picture someone starting the day by mocking others with their mouth.
For チョウ, imagine a mocking bird named Chou who ridicules everyone at dawn: Chou -> チョウ, and the mouth 口 is busy insulting.
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
ridicule; scorn
sneer; derision; scornful laugh
to laugh at someone scornfully; to scoff at
scorn; mockery; ridicule
(verbal) abuse; insulting remark; taunt
ridicule and sneering; (casting) ridicule and scorn (upon)
self-deprecating; self-mocking