吵 (caau2 | chao3) : noisy; to shout; to quarrel

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吵

caau2

chao3

[1] [adj] noisy; tumultuous; uproarious [2] [v] shout; make a noise [3] [v] quarrel; bicker; squabble

Stroke count: 7

Level: 3

Radical: 口 (#30)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

吵

This word has been viewed 5393 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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吵架 caau2 gaa3 chao3 jia4 = to argue; to quarrel 國

爭吵 zang1 caau2 zheng1 chao3 = dispute; strife

吵鬧 caau2 naau6 chao3 nao4 = noisy 國

嘈吵 cou4 caau2 = noisy; clamorous 粵

吵嘴 caau2 zeoi2 chao3 zui3 = to argue; to quarrel; to fight verbally 國

吵耳 caau2 ji5 chao3 er3 = grating; jarring

愛吵鬧的 oi3 caau2 naau6 dik1 ai4 chao1 nao4 de5 = currish 國

愛爭吵的 oi3 zang1 caau2 dik1 ai4 zheng1 chao3 de5 = feisty, termagant 國

吵鬧聲 caau2 naau6 seng1 chao3 nao4 sheng1 = noise

吵鬧的 caau2 naau6 dik1 chao1 nao4 de5 = rowdy 國
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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 吵
Unicode code for this character: U+5435 (off-site link)

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