噱 (jué): loud laughter; to laugh heartily

Meanings

他的妙语引得众人大噱。

Tā de miàoyǔ yǐnde zhòngrén dà jué.

His witty remark set everyone laughing loudly.

两人谈笑大噱。

Liǎng rén tánxiào dà jué.

The two of them chatted and laughed heartily.

history

The jué reading means hearty laughter and is literary, seen in 大噱 (to roar with laughter). The everyday reading of this character is xué, in 噱头.

radical

口 kǒu

mouth

The mouth radical fits both readings: laughing and joking are done with the mouth, so 噱 is filed under speech-and-sound characters.

phonetic

豦 jù

a wild boar; to fight

Supplies the sound element; the reading has split over time into xué and jué, with this part carrying no meaning of its own.

噱 jué