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恼 expresses anger, irritation, or annoyance. This phono-semantic compound links the emotional state to both the heart and the head. In its traditional form, 惱, the left component 忄 (a variant of 心, xīn, "heart/mind") indicates it belongs to the category of emotions, while the right component 腦 (nǎo, "brain") provides the pronunciation. During simplification, the complex 腦 was replaced by its simpler equivalent 脑, yielding the modern form 恼. The meaning has consistently centered on distress, frustration, or vexation, connecting the feeling of unease in the heart with the cognitive processing of the brain.
Example Sentences Hide
这真让人恼火。
我感到十分烦恼。
他恼怒地大喊。
不要为小事恼火。
她的态度让我恼恨。
面对困难，他从不恼怒。
孩子们的笑声驱散了他的烦恼。
尽管被误解，他也没有表现出丝毫恼怒。