詉 (náo) - To clamor & to make noise

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náo ｜ 12 strokes ｜ radical:

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詉 · náo

To clamor;

to make noise;

to argue noisily.

To clamorto make noiseto argue noisily.

Usage highlights

To clamor noisilyNoisy argumentLoud hagglingTo shout and clamorTo wrangle noisily

Synonyms

  • 吵— to quarrel, to make noise
  • 闹— to make noise, to disturb
  • 嚷— to shout, to yell

Antonyms

  • 静— quiet, silent
  • 默— silent, taciturn

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The crowd clamored noisily (詉詉不休).
  • He argued loudly in the dispute (争詉).
  • The market was filled with noisy haggling (詉譊).

Collocations

  • To clamor noisily(詉詉)
  • Noisy argument(争詉)
  • Loud haggling(詉譊)
  • To shout and clamor(叫詉)
  • To wrangle noisily(詉呶)

Idioms

  • To clamor incessantly(詉詉不休)

Cultural background

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  • This character is archaic and rarely used in modern Chinese.
  • It appears primarily in classical texts describing noisy disputes or arguments.
  • The character carries negative connotations of unnecessary noise and disturbance.

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