喧哗

• Pinyin: xuān huá
• Hanzi breakdown: 喧 = 口 + 宣 (mouth proclaiming); 哗 = 口 + 华 (mouth clamoring)

Meaning

To make noise; to clamor. As an adjective, noisy, loud, or boisterous.

Describes loud, disruptive noise typically from crowds or groups of people. Often seen in prohibition signs and formal contexts where quietness is expected.

Examples

1. 图书馆里请勿喧哗。 Please keep quiet in the library.
2. 街道上传来喧哗的人声。 Noisy voices rose from the street.
3. 孩子们在院子里喧哗玩耍。 The children made a racket while playing in the yard.

Usage Guide

Context: public places, rules, descriptions

Tone: negative

Do Say

• 请保持安静，不要喧哗。(Please stay quiet, do not make noise.)
• 市场上喧哗的叫卖声此起彼伏。(The clamoring calls of vendors rose and fell in the market.)

Don't Say

• 音乐喧哗 — use 嘈杂 or 吵闹 for music; 喧哗 is typically for human voices in crowds

Origin & History

喧 (noisy) + 哗 (clamor)

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal