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吵 is a phono-semantic compound. The mouth radical 口 on the left provides the semantic category of vocal sound, while the component 少 on the right gives the pronunciation. Its core meaning refers to loud, clamorous noise, especially that made by voices. From this sense of noisy disturbance, it naturally extends to mean arguing or quarreling. The character functions as an adjective describing a noisy environment and as a verb meaning to bicker or disturb someone with sound.
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这里太吵了。
孩子们在吵架。
不要吵，我在学习。
你为什么这么吵？
因为外面很吵，我睡不着。
他们经常争吵这件事。
虽然市场很吵，但是东西很便宜。
如果你继续吵，我就告诉老师。