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哗

2 readings · tap one to hear it

clamor; noise; (bound form) sound used to call cats

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Old HSK
Level 6
Strokes
9
Radical
口 +6
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
嘩
Common rank
#2,490
Unicode
U+54D7

Sound it out + + = · + + =

Formation & memory

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How 哗 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

口 meaning “mouth” + 华 sound ( huá )

Components 口 华

How to remember it

clamor · Heisig RSH #832

口 mouth + 华 splendor

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 哗

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

WordPinyinMeaning
哗啦一声 huā lā yī shēng with a crash; with a thunderous noise
哗儿哗儿 huá r huá r (dialect) sound used to call cats
哗然 huá rán in uproar; commotion; causing a storm of protest; tumultuous
哗然 huá rán variant of 嘩然|哗然[hua2 ran2]
哗变 huá biàn mutiny; rebellion
哗众取宠 huá zhòng qǔ chǒng sensationalism; vulgar claptrap to please the crowds; playing to the gallery; demagogy
哗笑 huá xiào uproarious laughter
稀里哗啦 xī li huā lā (onom.) chaotic or dynamic noises (pattering, crashing, rustling, clattering, sobbing etc)…
喧哗与骚动 Xuān huá yǔ Sāo dòng The Sound and the Fury (novel by William Faulkner 威廉·福克納|威廉·福克纳[Wei1 lian2 · Fu2 ke4 na4])
哗啦啦 huā lā lā (onom.) crashing sound
稀哩哗啦 xī li huā lā variant of 稀里嘩啦|稀里哗啦[xi1 li5 hua1 la1]
哗啦 huā lā (onom.) sound of a crash; with a crash
哗啦 huá la to collapse
唏里哗啦 xī li huā lā variant of 稀里嘩啦|稀里哗啦[xi1 li5 hua1 la1]
哗哗 huā huā sound of gurgling water
喧哗 xuān huá hubbub; clamor; to make a racket
唏哩哗啦 xī li huā lā variant of 稀里嘩啦|稀里哗啦[xi1 li5 hua1 la1]

Sound family

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

CharacterPinyinMeaning
华 sound part huá flowery; illustrious; Chinese
桦 huà a type of birch tree
铧 huá spade, shovel, plowshare
骅 huá an excellent horse