吵(chǎo)

HSK 37 strokes
Readingschǎochāo

to quarrel

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Character information

Pinyin
chǎo / chāo
Meaning
to quarrel; to make a noise; noisy; to disturb by making a noise
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 吵 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰口少

In this compound, the meaning comes from 口 (mouth); 少 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

口kǒu少shǎo

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 吵 step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 吵

Common words using 吵 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

chǎo吵jià架
HSK 3

to quarrel

Open 吵架 page →
chǎo吵zuǐ嘴
HSK 7-9

to quarrel

Open 吵嘴 page →
zhēng争chǎo吵
HSK 7-9

to quarrel

Open 争吵 page →
chǎo吵chǎo吵

to make a racket; to quarrel

Open 吵吵 page →
chǎo吵rǎng嚷

to make a racket; clamour; uproar

Open 吵嚷 page →
chǎo吵chǎo吵rāng嚷rang嚷

to make an (unnecessary) racket (idiom)

Open 吵吵嚷嚷 page →
chǎo吵xǐng醒

to wake sb up with a noise

Open 吵醒 page →
chǎo吵nào闹

noisy

Open 吵闹 page →

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From 吵’s common words

架嘴争嚷醒闹

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