哗 (huá) is a Chinese character meaning “clamor”. It is written from 口 (mouth) and 华 (splendid; magnificent; China), side by side, and takes 9 strokes. It has a second reading, huā, which turns up in 哗啦 — here the two readings are two separate things to learn, not one card with two answers.
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Structure
口 + 华
Left–right structure
Structure from: 现代字形拆分 ⿰口华（左「口」表义，右「华」表声），经 hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 笔画核验：全字 9 画，笔画 0–2 为「口」3 画，笔画 3–8 与「华」6 画逐笔对应
Memory aid
A mouth (口) next to 华 (huá). The mouth tells you it is a sound, and 华 tells you how to say it: huá — a room full of noise.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
9 strokes
In real words
- 喧哗xuān huáuproar; hubbub; to make a racket哗 = huá
- 哗然huá ránin an uproar; abuzz with noisy comment哗 = huá
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All readings
clamor
clamor; noisy talk from many people at once
许多人同时说话发出的嘈杂声音。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 喧哗xuān huáuproar; hubbub; to make a racket哗 = huá
- 哗然huá ránin an uproar; abuzz with noisy comment哗 = huá
splash; crash (sound)
used in sound words for rushing water or something collapsing
用在拟声词里，形容水流、下雨或东西倒塌的声音。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 哗啦huā lācrash; splash; the sound of rushing water哗 = huā
Sound component
华 family exact
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 哗 mean?
哗 (huá) means clamor; noisy talk from many people at once.
How do you pronounce 哗?
Its main reading is huá. It also has a second reading, huā, which only shows up in certain words such as 哗啦 — so the word tells you the reading, not the character on its own.
Why is 哗 sometimes pronounced huā?
Because it is a multi-reading character: each reading carries a different sense, and the word decides which one applies. In 哗啦 it is read huā.
What parts is 哗 made of?
口 (mouth) and 华 (splendid; magnificent; China), side by side. The recorded source is: 现代字形拆分 ⿰口华（左「口」表义，右「华」表声），经 hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 笔画核验：全字 9 画，笔画 0–2 为「口」3 画，笔画 3–8 与「华」6 画逐笔对应. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 哗 have?
9. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 哗?
口. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 哗?
Common ones are 喧哗 and 哗然. The reading of 哗 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.