嘈 cáo
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- Made of
- 口 mouth 曹 ministers, officials
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
嘈杂
cáozá
noisy; clamorous
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 候车大厅人声嘈杂，广播内容几乎听不清楚。 Hòuchē dàtīng rénshēng cáozá, guǎngbō nèiróng jīhū tīng bù qīngchu. The waiting hall was noisy with voices, and the broadcast was almost impossible to hear clearly.
- 街上很嘈杂，我听不清你说什么。 Jiē shang hěn cáozá, wǒ tīng bù qīng nǐ shuō shénme. The street is very noisy, and I can't hear what you are saying.
- 嘈杂的环境让孩子无法安心写作业。 Cáozá de huánjìng ràng háizi wúfǎ ānxīn xiě zuòyè. The noisy environment keeps the child from doing homework in peace.
Related words
- 复杂 fùzá complicated
- 杂志 zázhì magazine
- 杂 zá miscellaneous, mixed
- 错综复杂 cuòzōngfùzá intricate; complicated; complex
- 繁杂 fánzá numerous and complicated
- 夹杂 jiāzá to be mixed in; to be intermingled with
- 杂技 zájì acrobatics
- 杂交 zájiāo to hybridise; to crossbreed
- 杂乱无章 záluànwúzhāng disorderly; chaotic
- 刺耳 cì'ěr ear-piercing; grating
- 笨重 bènzhòng heavy and cumbersome; unwieldy
- 刺眼 cìyǎn dazzling; harsh on the eyes