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恼

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to get angry

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Old HSK
Level 4
Strokes
9
Radical
心 +6
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
恼
Common rank
#2,799
Unicode
U+607C

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Formation & memory

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How 恼 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

heart

Components 忄 亠 凶

How to remember it

annoyed · Heisig RSH #1177

state of mind + Fagin

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 恼

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
恼人 nǎo rén annoying; irksome; to irritate
气恼 qì nǎo to be annoyed; to get angry
自寻烦恼 zì xún fán nǎo to bring trouble on oneself (idiom)
恼火 nǎo huǒ annoyed; riled; vexed
可恼 kě nǎo aggravating; irritating
恼羞成怒 nǎo xiū chéng nù (idiom) to become enraged over a perceived humiliation
着恼 zhuó nǎo to be enraged
苦恼 kǔ nǎo vexed; distressed
恼怒 nǎo nù resentful; angry; to enrage sb
恼恨 nǎo hèn to hate and resent; angry and full of grievances
烦恼 fán nǎo to be worried; to be distressed; worries
惹恼 rě nǎo to make sb angry
羞恼 xiū nǎo resentful; humiliated and angry
懊恼 ào nǎo annoyed; vexed; upset