弄

挵/衖
lòng, nòng
廾 + 王
HSK 2.0Level 4
HSK 3.0Level 4

Definitions

nòng (verb) to handle; to manage; to deal with
nòng (verb) to play with; to mess with
lòng (noun) lane; alley

Etymology

Depicts a pair of hands (廾) playing with a jade object (玉).

About

弄 depicts a pair of hands (廾) playing with a jade object (玉). The upper component 王 here represents 玉 (jade), not 'king', while the lower component 廾 shows two hands. Over time, the meaning broadened from handling jade to playing with or manipulating various objects, and eventually extended to abstract actions like doing, making, or managing tasks.

Example Sentences Hide

妈妈弄好了晚饭。

Māma nòng hǎo le wǎnfàn.

Mom prepared dinner.

我把作业弄完了。

Wǒ bǎ zuòyè nòng wán le.

I finished my homework.

孩子弄脏了新衣服。

Háizi nòng zāng le xīn yīfu.

The child dirtied the new clothes.

请你弄清楚这个问题。

Qǐng nǐ nòng qīngchu zhège wèntí.

Please clarify this issue.

他弄错了会议的时间。

Tā nòng cuò le huìyì de shíjiān.

He made a mistake about the meeting time.

我花了一个小时弄懂这道题。

Wǒ huā le yī gè xiǎoshí nòng dǒng zhè dào tí.

I spent an hour to understand this problem.

如果你不小心，就会把事情弄糟。

Rúguǒ nǐ bù xiǎoxīn, jiù huì bǎ shìqíng nòng zāo.

If you are not careful, you will mess things up.

他总是弄不明白为什么别人不同意他的观点。

Tā zǒng shì nòng bù míngbai wèishéme biérén bù tóngyì tā de guāndiǎn.

He always can't understand why others don't agree with his point of view.

Related Characters

Composed characters:

筭 哢 挵

Component: 廾

开 异 升 弃 戒 葬 弊 莽 卉 彝 弈 弁 羿 舁

Component: 王

现 理 全 金 望 球 环 皇 班 玉 玩 狂 玛 珠

Example Words

弄丢 弄到 弄坏 弄死 弄醒 弄错 弄脏 愚弄 捉弄 搬弄 拨弄 摆弄 玩弄 糊弄 卖弄 作弄 侍弄 倒弄 吟风弄月 含饴弄孙 呼弄 唬弄 嘲弄 巷弄