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闹
閙
nào
1. variant of [[鬧|闹<nào>]]
Very Common • Top 3%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

闹
nào
busy, lively; to dispute, to quarrel
HSK 4 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

取闹
qǔnào
to make trouble
闹场
nàochǎng
gongs and drums overture to a Chinese opera
闹市
nàoshì
downtown area
吵闹
chǎonào
noisy
闹心
nàoxīn
to be vexed or annoyed
闹忙
nàománg
(dialect) bustling
闹鬼
nàoguǐ
haunted
喧闹
xuānnào
to make a noise
闹铃
nàolíng
alarm (clock)
大闹
dànào
to cause havoc
闹贼
nàozéi
(coll.) to be burglarized
闹翻
nàofān
to have a falling out
闹猛
nàoměng
(dialect) bustling
闹腾
nàoteng
to disturb
闹房
nàofáng
see [[鬧洞房|闹洞房<nàodòngfáng>]]
热闹
rènao
bustling with noise and excitement
HSK 4
闹钟
nàozhōng
alarm clock
瞎闹
xiānào
to make a scene
繁闹
fánnào
bustling
胡闹
húnào
to act willfully and make a scene

Alternate Entries

闹
nào
noisy / cacophonous / to make noise / to disturb / to vent (feelings) / to fall ill / to have an attack (of sickness) / to go in (for some activity) / to joke

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
1,335
Word Frequency Rank
2,372 of 84,292