嚣 xiāo to make noise
How to remember 嚣: 吅 cry out + 页 page + 吅 cry out = to make noise. In the library four kids cry out at every page of their comic, and the librarian sighs that they always have to make noise.
Component breakdown
嚣 = 吅 cry out + 页 page + 吅 cry out
- 吅 cry out
- 页 page
- 吅 cry out
In the library four kids cry out at every page of their comic, and the librarian sighs that they always have to make noise.
How it is used
- Carries an arrogant, out-of-control noise: 嚣张 (xiāozhāng) rampant/insolent, 叫嚣 (jiàoxiāo) to clamor aggressively.
- 气焰嚣张 (qìyàn xiāozhāng) = arrogant and overbearing. Always negative.
- 甚嚣尘上 (shènxiāo-chénshàng) = (rumors) running rampant.