嚷 (rǎng) — to shout, to yell; to make a fuss, to clamor
Definition
嚷 (rǎng) is colloquial and carries a negative sense — complain loudly or make a fuss, more pejorative than the neutral 喊. Pairs with 瞎嚷嚷 or 别嚷了.
verb
to shoutto yellto make a fussto clamor
Easily confused
Examples
- 嚷。Tā zhàn zài jiē shàng dà shēng rǎng qǐ lái.He stood on the street and started shouting loudly.
- 嚷，。Bié xiā rǎng le, shì qing méi nà me yán zhòng.Stop making a fuss; it's not that serious.
- 嚷，。Nǐ men zài rǎng shén me, lǎo shī lái le.What are you shouting about? The teacher is coming.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
嚷 combines 口 (mouth) with 襄, which supplies the pronunciation; the mouth part relates to the meaning of shouting or making noise.
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