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Chinese characters meaning "clamor"

Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "clamor", including 哗 (huā / huá), 哗 (huā / huá). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…

How to Study This Meaning Group

The English word "clamor" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 哗 (huā / huá), 哗 (huā / huá) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span huā, huá — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 哗 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.

  • 哗 huā / huácrashing sound; cat-calling sound; clamor; noise; clamor; noiseUseful words: 喧哗, 哗然
  • 哗 huā / huácrashing sound; cat-calling sound; clamor; noise; clamor; noiseUseful words: 喧哗, 哗然

Common words for these 2 "clamor" characters

Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 哗 (huā / huá) — so "clamor" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.

See each character in a sentence

Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "clamor".

huā / huá — crashing sound; cat-calling sound; clamor; noise; clamor; noise

听到下课铃声,教室里一下子哗然起来。Tīng dào xià kè líng shēng, jiào shì lǐ yí xià zi huá rán qǐ lái.Hearing the bell, the classroom suddenly burst into a commotion.

Common words: 喧哗 (xuān huá)、哗然 (huá rán)、哗变 (huá biàn)

huā / huá — crashing sound; cat-calling sound; clamor; noise; clamor; noise

听到下课铃声,教室里一下子哗然起来。Tīng dào xià kè líng shēng, jiào shì lǐ yí xià zi huá rán qǐ lái.Hearing the bell, the classroom suddenly burst into a commotion.

Common words: 喧哗 (xuān huá)、哗然 (huá rán)、哗变 (huá biàn)

All 2 characters

Open 哗、哗 or any character below to hear it read aloud and see it used in an example sentence.