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恼 nǎo angry

How to remember 恼: 忄 heart + 㐫 worn-down top = angry. Her heart pounds when she sees the cat chewing the worn-down top of Grandpa's old wooden figure, and she is angry for the rest of the day.

  • 1,704. most frequent character
  • HSK 4
  • 9 strokes
  • Radical 心

Component breakdown

恼 = 忄 heart + 㐫 worn-down top

  • 忄 heart
  • 㐫 worn-down top
The Gushi story

Her heart pounds when she sees the cat chewing the worn-down top of Grandpa's old wooden figure, and she is angry for the rest of the day.

How it is used

  • Means 'annoyed, vexed, irritated' - the heart (忄) bothered. Common in 烦恼 (fánnǎo) worries/troubles and 恼火 (nǎohuǒ) annoyed, ticked off.
  • 苦恼 (kǔnǎo) is deeper, gnawing distress over a problem; 烦恼 is more everyday worry.
  • Also in 恼羞成怒 (nǎoxiū-chéngnù) to become enraged from embarrassment.

Words with 恼

Example sentences

  • 她很烦恼。 Tā hěn fánnǎo.She feels very troubled.