喧
xuān HSK7

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