How to Write 諠 (xuān) — Meaning “Noisy or clamor.”

Imagine 言 as a speech bubble and 宣 as a house with a sun inside (宀 + 旦). Picture someone standing in a house under the hot sun, shouting loudly — that noise is 諠 (xuān). The sound 'xuan' can also remind you of 'shout' if you say it quickly.

First write the 言 radical with 7 strokes: dot, then horizontal, then three horizontal lines, then a vertical hook with a short horizontal. Then write 宣: roof (宀) over 旦 (日 + 一). Make sure the 日 is narrow and the bottom horizontal line (一) is long but not wider than the roof. A common mistake is making the right side too wide.

誓 (shì) means 'oath' and has 折 (break) on top of 言, while 諠 uses 宣. 誙 (kēng) is very rare and means 'to argue harshly'; it has 言 with 巠 (jīng) on the right. Visually, 諠 has a roof (宀) and sun (旦) on the right, unlike the other two. In meaning, 諠 is about noise, not oaths or arguing.

諠 appears mostly in classical or literary texts, often in compounds like 諠哗 (uproar) or 諠闹 (noisy bustle). In everyday speech, the more common character 喧 (also xuān) with the 口 radical is used instead. You might encounter 諠 in historical writings or formal descriptions of loud crowds.

Common words containing 諠 include: 諠哗 (xuān huā) — Uproar or noisy.; 諠闹 (xuān nào) — Noisy or bustle.; 諠嚣 (xuān xiāo) — Clamor or hubbub..