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嚣

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clamor

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Strokes
18
Radical
口 +15
Structure
Top–middle–bottom 上中下
Traditional
囂
Common rank
#3,416
Unicode
U+56A3

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Formation & memory

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How 嚣 is formed

Components 口 ×4 页

How to remember it

hubbub · Heisig RSH #1510

口 mouth + head

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 嚣

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

WordPinyinMeaning
甚嚣尘上 shèn xiāo chén shàng clamor raises the dust (idiom); a tremendous clamor; to raise a tremendous stink
嚣张气焰 xiāo zhāng qì yàn (idiom) overweening attitude; threatening manner
气焰嚣张 qì yàn xiāo zhāng see 囂張氣焰|嚣张气焰[xiao1 zhang1 qi4 yan4]
嚣张 xiāo zhāng rampant; unbridled; arrogant; aggressive
叫嚣 jiào xiāo to hoot
尘嚣 chén xiāo hubbub; hustle and bustle
嚣张跋扈 xiāo zhāng bá hù arrogant and despotic
喧嚣 xuān xiāo to clamor; to make noise