吵

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noisy; loud; to quarrel; to argue

7 strokes Dict coverage rank #2,889 U+5435

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

口 (semantic, “mouth”) + 少 (phonetic, shǎo)

components: 口少

noisy · Heisig RSH #111

少 few + 口 mouth

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 少

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 少 (shǎo) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
少 sound component	shǎo	few, little; less; inadequate
沙	shā	sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated
省	shěng	province; frugal; to save, to leave out
妙	miào	mysterious, subtle; clever, exquisite, wonderful
炒	chǎo	to boil, to fry, to roast, to sauté; to trade stock
抄	chāo	copy, plagiarism; to confiscate, to seize
纱	shā	gauze, muslin, yarn
秒	miǎo	a second; a corn kernel; measure word for time
钞	chāo	bank note, paper money; to counterfeit
耖	chào	harrow-like implement for pulverizing clods of soil; to level ground with such an implemen…

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
大吵大闹	dà chǎo dà nào	to shout and scream (idiom); to kick up a fuss; to make a scene
吵闹声	chǎo nào shēng	noise
吵嘴	chǎo zuǐ	to quarrel
争吵	zhēng chǎo	to quarrel; dispute
吵杂	chǎo zá	noisy
吵架	chǎo jià	to quarrel; to have a row; quarrel; CL:頓\|顿[dun4]
吵闹	chǎo nào	noisy; raucous; to shout and scream
又吵又闹	yòu chǎo yòu nào	to make a lot of noise; to be disorderly
吵醒	chǎo xǐng	to wake sb up with a noise
吵吵	chāo chao	to make a racket; to quarrel
吵嚷	chǎo rǎng	to make a racket; clamour; uproar
吵吵嚷嚷	chǎo chǎo rǎng rǎng	to make an (unnecessary) racket (idiom)