懂中文 Dong Chinese

怒

nù

anger

Phonosemantic compound. 心 represents the meaning and 奴 represents the sound.

Components
心 meaning component

心  Meaning component

xīn

  

heart

奴 sound component

奴  Sound component

nú

  

slave

Evolution

怒 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
怒 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
怒 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

怒  

nù

anger, rage, passion; angry; anger; fury; flourishing; vigorous

Most common words with 怒
Freq.
Word
Meaning

愤怒

angry

怒

anger

激怒

to infuriate

怒火

rage

怒气

anger