噪 zào to be noisy
How to remember 噪: 口 mouth + 喿 chirp = to be noisy. The toddler opens his mouth to copy every bird he hears chirp at dawn, and no bribe can persuade him not to be noisy.
Component breakdown
噪 = 口 mouth + 喿 chirp
- 口 mouth
- 喿 chirp
The toddler opens his mouth to copy every bird he hears chirp at dawn, and no bribe can persuade him not to be noisy.
How it is used
- Bound morpheme for clamor/noise - 噪声 (zàoshēng) / 噪音 (zàoyīn) noise (the unwanted kind).
- 名声大噪 (míngshēng dà zào) = to become widely famous, where 噪 means one's name is loudly talked about.