xiāo

be noisy

Evolution

囂 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
囂 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
囂 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
囂 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

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xiāo

be noisy; treat with contempt; clamor

Most common words with 囂
Freq.
Word
Meaning

嚣张

rampant

叫嚣

to hoot

喧嚣

to clamor

clamor

甚嚣尘上

to raise a tremendous stink