(nǎo)

HSK 7-99 strokesTrad.

to get angry

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
nǎo
Meaning
to get angry
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰忄⿱亠凶

In this compound, the meaning comes from (heart).

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

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

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

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Words with

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

(idiom) to become enraged over a perceived humiliation

Open 恼羞成怒 page →
fánnǎo
HSK 7-9

to be worried

Open 烦恼 page →
nǎo
HSK 7-9

vexed

Open 苦恼 page →
nǎo

aggravating; irritating

Open 可恼 page →
nǎorén

annoying; irksome; to irritate

Open 恼人 page →
nǎo

resentful; angry; to enrage sb

Open 恼怒 page →
nǎohuǒ

annoyed; riled; vexed

Open 恼火 page →
nǎo

to make sb angry

Open 惹恼 page →

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