Chinese symbol for “bustling”
嘈
cáo
bustling; tumultuous; noisy
The closest CC-CEDICT match for bustling is 嘈 (cáo), defined as: bustling; tumultuous; noisy.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “bustling”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 热闹 (熱鬧) | rè nao | lively; bustling; full of activity; to make things lively; to have a good time |
| 忙碌 | máng lù | busy; bustling |
| 风风火火 (風風火火) | fēng fēng huǒ huǒ | bustling; energetic |
| 扰攘 (擾攘) | rǎo rǎng | bustling; to create trouble |
| 闹 (鬧) | nào | noisy; boisterous; bustling; lively |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 嘈.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 嘈杂 (嘈雜) | cáo zá | noisy; clamorous |
| 嘈杂声 (嘈雜聲) | cáo zá shēng | noise; din |
| 吐嘈 | tù cáo | variant of 吐槽 (tù cáo) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “bustling”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.