喧哗
xuān​huá HSK7

make a racket

喧 xuān lively

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 宣 represents the sound. Simplified form of 諠.

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
宣
宣 Sound component
xuān declare, announce

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartxjwonqʷʰarclamor, shout
Zhengzhangqʰʷan
Unicodexiuæn

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang

哗 huā rushing sound Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 华 represents the sound. Simplified form of 嘩.

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
华
华 Sound component
huá magnificent

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

嘩 huā rushing sound Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 華 represents the sound.

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
華
華 Sound component
huá magnificent

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartxwaeqʷʰˤrashout
Zhengzhangɡʷraː

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang