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嚷 rǎng to shout

to shout; to roar; to cry

How to remember 嚷: 口 mouth + 襄 robe thrown off = to shout. Dad opens his mouth wide when he finds his robe thrown off in the muddy garden and starts to shout for the dog.

  • HSK 7
  • 20 strokes
  • Radical 口

Component breakdown

嚷 = 口 mouth + 襄 robe thrown off

  • 口 mouth
  • 襄 robe thrown off
The Gushi story

Dad opens his mouth wide when he finds his robe thrown off in the muddy garden and starts to shout for the dog.

How it is used

  • Colloquial 'to yell/holler', often out of anger or excitement: 别嚷 (bié rǎng) stop shouting, 大喊大嚷 (dàhǎn-dàrǎng) yelling loudly.
  • Reduplicated 嚷嚷 (rāngrang) = to make a racket or blab something around: 别到处嚷嚷 (bié dàochù rāngrang) don't go blabbing it everywhere.