喧 xuān
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
喧哗
xuānhuá
noisy; clamorous; to make a racket
Characters in this word
哗 huá
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 图书馆门口贴着告示，提醒参观者不得大声喧哗。 Túshūguǎn ménkǒu tiē zhe gàoshì, tíxǐng cānguānzhě bù dé dàshēng xuānhuá. A notice is posted at the library entrance reminding visitors not to make loud noise.
- 课堂上要保持安静，不要喧哗。 Kètáng shang yào bǎochí ānjìng, búyào xuānhuá. In class you should keep quiet and not make a racket.
- 半夜还在喧哗的邻居终于搬走了。 Bànyè hái zài xuānhuá de línjū zhōngyú bān zǒu le. The neighbors who were still making noise in the middle of the night have finally moved away.
Related words
- 喧闹 xuānnào noisy; bustling; to make noise
- 哗然 huárán in an uproar; shocked uproar
- 吞吞吐吐 tūntūntǔtǔ hesitant; faltering; stammering
- 絮叨 xùdao to nag; long-winded
- 滔滔不绝 tāotāobùjué to talk endlessly; to flow on without pause
- 调侃 tiáokǎn to tease; to make fun of jokingly
- 有声有色 yǒushēngyǒusè vivid and lively; impressive
- 自称 zìchēng to claim to be; to call oneself
- 一针见血 yìzhēnjiànxiě to hit the nail on the head; incisive
- 转达 zhuǎndá to pass on; to convey
- 言辞 yáncí wording; speech; manner of expression
- 追问 zhuīwèn to question closely; to press for an answer