• 2036th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 12 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chǎo (chao3)to quarrel • to make a noise • noisy • to disturb by making a noise

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for chǎo (chao3)The component is pronounced as 'shǎo' (shao3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for chǎo (chao3)The component is pronounced as 'shào' (shao4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Uncommon

吵架 
吵醒 
争吵 (爭吵)

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  • 1334th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 45 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. nào (nao4)noisy • cacophonous • to make noise • to disturb • to vent (feelings) • to fall ill • to have an attack (of sickness) • to go in (for some activity) • to joke

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

大闹天宫 (大鬧天宮)
热闹 (熱鬧)
闹钟 (鬧鐘)

Uncommon

吵闹 (吵鬧)
喧闹 (喧鬧)
大闹 (大鬧)
凑热闹 (湊熱鬧)
无理取闹 (無理取鬧)
胡闹 (胡鬧)
闹事 (鬧事)
闹剧 (鬧劇)
闹市 (鬧市)
闹心 (鬧心)
闹铃 (鬧鈴)
闹腾 (鬧騰)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.