嘈 cáo noisy
noisy; bustling
How to remember 嘈: 口 mouth + 曹 two sides = noisy. Fans from the two sides sing with every mouth wide open, and the final gets so noisy that nobody hears the whistle.
Component breakdown
嘈 = 口 mouth + 曹 two sides
- 口 mouth
- 曹 two sides
Fans from the two sides sing with every mouth wide open, and the final gets so noisy that nobody hears the whistle.
How it is used
- Bound; 嘈杂 (cáozá) = noisy/clamorous, of a chaotic mix of sounds - 环境嘈杂 (huánjìng cáozá) a noisy environment.
- 嘈杂 stresses messy, overlapping noise (a market, a crowd), unlike 喧闹 which stresses lively boisterousness.