nuò

promise

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

Components
讠 meaning component

  Meaning component

yán

  

speech

is a component form of .

若 sound component

  Sound component

ruò

  

if

Evolution

诺 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
诺 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
诺 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
诺 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

nuò

promise; assent, approve; to consent; to promise; (literary) yes!

Most common words with 诺
Freq.
Word
Meaning

承诺

to promise

to consent

诺言

promise

诺基亚

Nokia (company name)

许诺

promise