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叨

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garrulous

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Old HSK
Level 6
Strokes
5
Radical
口 +2
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
叨
Common rank
#2,793
Unicode
U+53E8

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Formation & memory

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How 叨 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

口 meaning “mouth” + 刀 sound ( dāo )

Components 口 刀

How to remember it

talkative · Heisig RSH #1514

口 mouth + dagger

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 叨

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
神神叨叨 shén shen dāo dāo see 神神道道[shen2 shen5 dao4 dao4]
劳劳叨叨 láo lao dāo dāo variant of 嘮嘮叨叨|唠唠叨叨[lao2 lao5 dao1 dao1]
叨念 dāo niàn see 念叨[nian4 dao5]
念叨 niàn dao to talk about often; to reminisce about; to keep repeating; to keep harping on; to discuss
磨叨 mò dao to grumble; to chatter
叨扰 tāo rǎo to bother; to trouble; (polite expression of appreciation for time taken to hear, help or …
忙忙叨叨 máng mang dāo dāo in a busy and hasty manner
絮叨 xù dao long-winded; garrulous; to talk endlessly without getting to the point
絮絮叨叨 xù xu dāo dāo long-winded; garrulous; to talk endlessly without getting to the point
叨叨 dāo dao to chatter; to hog the conversation
叨唠 dāo lao to be chattersome; to talk on and on without stopping; to nag
唠叨 láo dao to prattle; to chatter away; to nag; garrulous; nagging
唠唠叨叨 láo lao dāo dāo to chatter; to babble

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 刀 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
刀 sound part dāo knife; old coin; measure
召 zhào imperial decree; to summon, to call, to beckon
忉 dāo grieving; distressed