喧嚣 (xuān xiāo) — to clamor; to make noise | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Both a verb ('to clamor, to make a loud uproar') and a noun ('a noisy uproar, hustle and bustle'). Conveys louder, more chaotic noise than just 热闹.

verb

to clamorto make noise

Examples

喧嚣，。
Shì chǎng lǐ gù kè xuān xiāo, rè nao jí le.
In the market, customers clamor; it's extremely lively.
喧嚣。
Huì yì zhōng dà jiā wèi le xiǎo shì xuān xiāo qǐ lái.
During the meeting, everyone started clamoring over small matters.
喧嚣，。
Chuāng wài chē liàng xuān xiāo, wú fǎ zhuān xīn xué xí.
The vehicles outside are clamoring, making it impossible to concentrate on studying.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

嚣áoclamor

Both 喧 and 嚣 point to loud noise, so together they mean clamor.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

口宣喧

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

宣

宣xuān喧xuān

Same sound today

喧 is made of 口 (mouth) and 宣, which is read xuān and gives the character its sound.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 囂; 嚣 is its simplified writing.

㗊㗊㗊four mouths; to clamor
頁頁yèhead

The traditional form 囂 combines 㗊 (four mouths) with 頁 (head) to show a clamoring crowd; the simplified 嚣 is a later abbreviation.

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