CHAO

There are 18 characters spoken 'chao'. 6 conatin ss sound-determining element 少 = shao(3) = few. The following sounds are related to 'chao' and may share the same sound-determining elements: cao, sao, shao, zao, zhao, xiao. The following do not exist in Pinyin: jao, qao.

chao(1)

chao(2)

chao(3)

炒 = to stir-fry

炒饭 = chao(3)fan(4) = fried rice (a common dish)

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吵 = noisy, make noise

吵死了 = chao(3) si(3) le(-) = extremely noisy / lit. noisy dead already; the 'dead already' can be added after adverbs with the meaning 'extremely', just as in English, one may say 'dead sure'.

吵架 = chao(3)jia(4) = quarrel

别吵我! = Bie(2) chao(3) wo(3)! = Don't disturb me! (even if no noise is involved)

chao(4)