How to write 噪

噪 (zào) 1. Many birds or insects make noise: e.g. "The magpies are chirping" (鹊～). "The cicadas are chirping" (蝉～). "The returning birds are making noise in the evening" (归鸟晚～). 2. Chaotic sounds: e.g. "Noise" (～声), "Clamor" (～音), "Bustle" (～聒). 3. Many people shout and make noise, causing a disturbance: e.g. "Yelling" (～嚷), "Gathering noisily" (～聚), "A loud reputation" (声名大～). 噪 (zào) 动 (verb) 1. (Phonetic-ideographic) 2. Same as the original meaning ([En.] chirping of birds, insects, etc.) 3. To shout loudly ([En.] make an uproar; clamour) Examples: - 噪呤 (chirping) - 噪天 (name of a bird; specifically, skylark) 引: 1. Han Dynasty, Wang Chong's "Lunheng": "By slander, the virtuous are envied, the extraordinary are made to make noise." Examples: - 噪逐 (to shout and drive away) - 噪儿巴喝 (local dialect; to talk incessantly) - 噪呼 (to call out loudly) - 噪喧 (to create a racket) - 噪刺刺 (to be clamorous) - 噪嘴 (to be talkative) - 噪噪 (to shout and argue) - 噪噪切切 (the different sounds produced by different strings of a musical instrument)