喧 xuān
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
喧闹
xuānnào
noisy; bustling; to make noise
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 节日夜市格外喧闹，小贩的叫卖声和音乐混在一起。 Jiérì yèshì géwài xuānnào, xiǎofàn de jiàomài shēng hé yīnyuè hùn zài yìqǐ. The festival night market was especially noisy, with vendors' cries and music mixed together.
- 家里自从有了孩子，就整天喧闹不停。 Jiālǐ zìcóng yǒu le háizi, jiù zhěngtiān xuānnào bù tíng. Ever since a child came into the family, the house has been noisy all day long.
- 街上喧闹的声音让我一夜没睡好。 Jiē shang xuānnào de shēngyīn ràng wǒ yíyè méi shuì hǎo. The noisy sounds from the street kept me from sleeping well all night.
Related words
- 喧哗 xuānhuá noisy; clamorous; to make a racket
- 闹 nào to make noise; noisy
- 闹钟 nàozhōng alarm clock
- 热闹 rènao lively; bustling
- 胡闹 húnào to fool around; to act wilfully; to make trouble
- 闹事 nàoshì to make trouble; to cause a disturbance
- 鸦雀无声 yāquèwúshēng utterly silent; not a sound to be heard
- 小菜一碟 xiǎocàiyìdié a piece of cake; an easy task
- 狭窄 xiázhǎi narrow; limited
- 狭小 xiáxiǎo narrow and small; cramped
- 微弱 wēiruò weak; faint
- 相近 xiāngjìn close; similar