nǎo

get angry

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and 𡿺 represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
忄 meaning component

  Meaning component

xinxīn

  

heart

heart

囟 simplified component

  Simplified component

xìn

  

fontanel

Shorthand for the phonetic 𡿺 component in the traditional character .

Evolution

恼 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
恼 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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nǎo

angered, filled with hate; to get angry

Most common words with 恼
Freq.
Word
Meaning

烦恼

to be worried

苦恼

vexed

恼火

to get angry

to get angry

惹恼

to offend