噪 zào to be noisy
怎么记住“噪”: 口 mouth + 喿 chirp = to be noisy. The toddler opens his mouth to copy every bird he hears chirp at dawn, and no bribe can persuade him not to be noisy.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
噪 = 口 mouth + 喿 chirp
- 口 mouth meaning
- 喿 chirp meaning + sound
The toddler opens his mouth to copy every bird he hears chirp at dawn, and no bribe can persuade him not to be noisy.
How it came to be
The mouth gives the meaning; the right part, chirping birds, gives the sound and helps the meaning.
用法
- Bound morpheme for clamor/noise: 噪声 (zàoshēng) / 噪音 (zàoyīn) noise (the unwanted kind).
- 名声大噪 (míngshēng dà zào) = to become widely famous, where 噪 means one's name is loudly talked about.