怒(nù)

HSK 69 strokes

anger

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Character information

Pinyin
nù
Meaning
anger; fury; flourishing; vigorous
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 怒 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱奴心

In this compound, the meaning comes from 心 (heart); 奴 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

奴nú心xīn

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 怒 step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 怒

Common words using 怒 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

xǐ喜nù怒āi哀lè乐
HSK 7-9

(lit.) happiness, anger, sorrow, and joy (idiom)

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dòng动nù怒

to get angry

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chēn嗔nù怒

to get angry

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dà大nù怒

to become furious; to explode in anger

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bó勃rán然dà大nù怒

(idiom) to fly into a rage; to see red

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xǐ喜nù怒wú无cháng常

temperamental

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xī嬉xiào笑nù怒mà骂

lit. laughs, jeers, anger and invective (idiom)

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xīn心huā花nù怒fàng放

to burst with joy (idiom)

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