吵

Character

吵 chǎo · chāo

HSK 3Character2 readings

noisy; loud

Radical: 口
Strokes: 7
Structure: Left–right
Parts: 口少
Traditional: 吵
Frequency: #1697 most common character

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Readings and meanings

chǎoMain reading chāoRare reading

chǎo

chao3Main readingHSK 3

noisy; loud CC-CEDICT
to quarrel; to argue CC-CEDICT

Words that use “吵” as chǎo

吵架chǎo jiàto quarrelWordHSK 3 争吵zhēng chǎoto argue angrily with someoneWordHSK 7–9 吵嘴chǎo zuǐto argue with someone using words, not fightingWordHSK 7–9 吵嚷chǎo rǎngto make a racketWord 吵杂chǎo zánoisyWord 吵醒chǎo xǐngto wake sb up with a noiseWord 吵闹chǎo nàonoisyWord 吵闹声chǎo nào shēngnoiseWord

chāo

chao1Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is chǎo.

noisy; so loud that it is hard to sleep, work, or listen
to quarrel; to argue noisily with someone (as in 吵架, to have a fight)

Examples

这儿太吵了，我们出去吧。
zhè er tài chǎo le wǒ men chū qù ba
It's too noisy here. Let's go outside.
AI-generated sentence
他们昨天吵架了，今天不说话。
tā men zuó tiān chǎo jià le jīn tiān bù shuō huà
They argued yesterday and are not talking today.
AI-generated sentence

Words that use “吵” as chāo

吵吵chāo chaoto make a racketWord

Stroke order

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Same radical 口

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