chǎo

to quarrel; to make a noise; noisy; to disturb by making a noise

Radical: 口 HSK 3 v pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

吵 decomposes into the following components:

Semantic component: ; phonetic component: .

Words containing 吵

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 吵.

争吵
zhēng chǎo
吵吵
chāo chao
吵嘴
chǎo zuǐ
吵嚷
chǎo rǎng
吵杂
chǎo zá
吵架
chǎo jià
吵醒
chǎo xǐng
吵闹
chǎo nào
吵闹声
chǎo nào shēng
又吵又闹
yòu chǎo yòu nào
吵吵嚷嚷
chǎo chǎo rǎng rǎng
大吵大闹
dà chǎo dà nào

Related characters (radical 口)

Characters that share the radical .

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