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吵

chǎo

noisy; to quarrel

A person shouting beside a cup
Memory picture

Character

吵 chǎo

Strokes
7
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
口 mouth 少 few, little
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 外面很吵。 Wàimiàn hěn chǎo. It is very noisy outside.
  • 别吵孩子。 Bié chǎo háizi. Do not bother the child with noise.
  • 他们又吵了。 Tāmen yòu chǎo le. They quarreled again.

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