Meta:

  1. 吵 is the 2036th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 11 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (mouth), (small), 丿 (bend)
Graphical :
=> , , , 丿

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. chao3 - to quarrel/to make a noise/noisy/to disturb by making a noise

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 吵 (chao3): The component 少 is pronounced as 'shao3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 吵 (chao3): The component 少 is pronounced as 'shao4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

Medium Frequency

 
吵架 
吵醒 
争吵 (爭吵)

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Meta:

  1. 闹 is the 1334th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 30 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (gate), (lid), (turban/scarf)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. 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:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

热闹 (熱鬧)
 ()
闹钟 (鬧鐘)

Medium Frequency

吵闹 (吵鬧)
喧闹 (喧鬧)
大闹 (大鬧)
大闹天宫 (大鬧天宮)
凑热闹 (湊熱鬧)
无理取闹 (無理取鬧)
胡闹 (胡鬧)
闹剧 (鬧劇)
闹心 (鬧心)
闹铃 (鬧鈴)
闹腾 (鬧騰)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: 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.