How to Write 唣 (zào) — Meaning “Noise / To chatter”

Imagine a tree (木) full of monkeys, each opening their mouth (口) to chatter loudly — that noise is 唣. The three small 口 on top of the tree can remind you of many voices all at once.

Pay attention to the right part 喿: write three small 口 evenly, then a 木 below. The left mouth radical (口) should be small and high, not too wide. A common mistake is making the three 口 too large, which makes the character unbalanced.

呢 (ne) is a question particle, not a noise word, and its right side is 尼. 呣 (ḿ or ńg) is an interjection expressing doubt or agreement, with right side 毋. 唣 specifically means annoying chatter, and its right side is 喿, not found in the other two.

唣 appears mainly in the word 啰唣 (luō zào, to annoy or disturb), which is literary and not common in daily speech. It is sometimes found in classical novels like "Water Margin" where characters say "休得啰唣" meaning "stop your noise." For most learners, you will encounter it in reading older texts rather than conversation.

Common words containing 唣 include: 啰唣 (luō zào) — to annoy; to disturb; 烦唣 (fán zào) — To pester or annoy; 听着啰唣 (tīng zhe luō zào) — sounds noisy and annoying.