喧嚣
xuān​xiāo

clamor

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

嚣 xiāo, áo be noisy Simplified

No origin information available for this character yet.

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

囂 be noisy Traditional

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartngaw[ŋ]ˤawclamor, many voices; arrogant
Zhengzhangŋaːw
hŋraw

說文解字

聲也。气出頭上。从㗊从頁。頁，首也。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)