唣 (zào): used in 啰唣, to make a noisy fus…

Meanings

1 used in 啰唣, to make a noisy fuss; to clamor

Characters

唣

zào

used in 啰唣 (to clamor)

Examples

人群在门口啰唣，要个说法。

Rénqún zài ménkǒu luōzào, yào ge shuōfǎ.

The crowd kicked up a noisy fuss at the door, demanding an explanation.

Tips

history

唣 does not stand alone in modern Chinese. It appears only in 啰唣 (to clamor, to make a row), and is a variant of 唕. Built on the mouth radical 口, it belongs with other 'noise' characters.

register

Old vernacular usage, common in classic novels. 唣 is rare in modern writing outside the fixed pair 啰唣.

Components

radical

口 kǒu

mouth

The 口 'mouth' radical marks 唣 as a sound made by the mouth and is its indexing radical.

phonetic

皂 zào

soap; black

The 皂 element supplies the sound; the mouth radical turns it into the 'clamor' word 唣.

Stroke Order

唣 zào

Related Words

大喊大叫 dàhǎn-dàjiào #6,325

to shout and scream / to yell loudly / to make a big fuss

大惊小怪 dàjīng-xiǎoguài HSK 7-9 #7,206

to make a fuss about nothing / to be alarmed over trifles

吵闹 chǎonào #9,290

noisy; loud; clamorous / to make a racket

发言 fāyán HSK 3 #4,941

to make a speech / to speak / statement

来得及 láidejí HSK 4 #4,878

there's still time; can make it in time

登场 dēngchǎng #5,053

to appear on stage / to enter the scene / to make an entrance

看出 kànchū HSK 5 #4,732

to make out; to see; to discern / to tell; to perceive

出价 chūjià #4,497

to bid / to make an offer / to quote a price

公布 gōngbù HSK 3 #4,321

to announce / to make public / to publish

补 bǔ HSK 3 #4,109

to repair; to mend / to supplement; to make up for