喧闹
xuān​nào HSK7

noisy

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

闹 nào, nao noisy, quarrel Simplified

Simplified form of 鬧. Markets (市) and fights (鬥) are noisy.

Components

门
门 Simplified component
mén, men door

Shorthand for the 鬥 component in the traditional character 鬧.

市
市 Meaning component
shì market

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

鬧 nào, nao noisy; quarrel Traditional

Markets (市) and fights (鬥) are noisy.

Components

鬥
鬥 Meaning component
fight
市
市 Meaning component
shì market

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangrnaːws

說文解字

《說文新附》：“鬧，不静也。从市、鬥。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)