嚷 rǎng
- Strokes
- 20
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- Made of
- 口 mouth 襄 to aid, to help, to assist
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
嚷
rǎng
to shout; to yell
Character
Example phrases
- 会议还没开始，他就在门口嚷着要见负责人。 Huìyì hái méi kāishǐ, tā jiù zài ménkǒu rǎng zhe yào jiàn fùzérén. Before the meeting had even started, he was shouting at the door that he wanted to see the person in charge.
- 别在公共场合大声嚷嚷，会影响别人休息。 Bié zài gōnggòng chǎnghé dàshēng rǎngrǎng, huì yǐngxiǎng biérén xiūxi. Don't yell loudly in public, it will disturb other people's rest.
- 他一进门就嚷，饿得实在受不了啦。 Tā yī jìnmén jiù rǎng, è de shízài shòubuliǎo la. The moment he stepped in the door he started yelling that he was starving.
Related words
- 呐喊 nàhǎn to shout; to cry out
- 口哨儿 kǒushàor whistle
- 起哄 qǐhòng to heckle; to jeer; to make a commotion
- 嗓音 sǎngyīn voice; vocal sound
- 七嘴八舌 qīzuǐbāshé everyone talking at once; all speaking at the same time
- 口气 kǒuqì tone; manner of speaking
- 交头接耳 jiāotóujiē'ěr to whisper to one another
- 口音 kǒuyīn accent
- 唠叨 láodao to nag; to chatter on
- 来电 láidiàn incoming call; to call; power is restored
- 牢骚 láosāo complaint; grumble
- 口头禅 kǒutóuchán pet phrase; catchphrase