恼

惱
nǎo
㐫 + 忄

Definitions

nǎo (verb) to annoy; to irritate; to upset
nǎo (adjective) angry; agitated

Etymology

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

Semantic: 忄

About

恼 expresses anger, irritation, or annoyance. It is a phono-semantic compound: the left side 忄 (a variant of 心, "heart/mind") marks it as an emotion or mental state, while the right side is a simplified form of 𡿺 (nǎo, "brain"), which supplies the pronunciation. The traditional form 惱 joined 忄 with the full 腦 (brain) as the phonetic. When simplified, the complex right-hand component was reduced to 㐫, creating 脑 and thus 恼. Throughout, the meaning has consistently denoted distress, frustration, or vexation, linking heartfelt emotion with cognitive processing.

Example Sentences Hide

这真让人恼火。

Zhè zhēn ràng rén nǎohuǒ.

This really makes people irritated.

我感到十分烦恼。

Wǒ gǎndào shífēn fánnǎo.

I feel quite worried.

他恼怒地大喊。

Tā nǎonù de dà hǎn.

He shouted angrily.

不要为小事恼火。

Bùyào wèi xiǎo shì nǎohuǒ.

Don't get irritated over trivial matters.

她的态度让我恼恨。

Tā de tàidù ràng wǒ nǎohèn.

Her attitude makes me resentful.

面对困难，他从不恼怒。

Miànduì kùnnán, tā cóngbù nǎonù.

Facing difficulties, he never gets angry.

孩子们的笑声驱散了他的烦恼。

Háizimen de xiàoshēng qūsànle tā de fánnǎo.

The children's laughter dispelled his worries.

尽管被误解，他也没有表现出丝毫恼怒。

Jǐnguǎn bèi wùjiě, tā yě méiyǒu biǎoxiàn chū sīháo nǎonù.

Despite being misunderstood, he did not show any anger.

Related Characters

Component: 㐫

离 脑 垴

Component: 忄

情 性 快 怕 惊 怀 怪 慢 忙 懂 惯 恨 恰 忆

Example Words

烦恼 恼火 懊恼 苦恼 可恼 恼人 恼怒 恼恨 恼羞成怒 惹恼 气恼 羞恼 自寻烦恼