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Character #928 · The First 1000

nào

ruckus

noisy; cacophonous; to make noise; to disturb; to vent (feelings); to fall ill

Strokes
815
TraditionalSimplified
鬧 闹
Poster cell
D34
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • rènao lively
  • nàozhōng alarm clock
  • húnào to make trouble
  • nàoshì to cause trouble
  • xuānnào to make a noise
  • chǎonào noisy
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 闹鬧

Write 闹鬧 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, nào, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

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Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell D34 · 28 × 36 grid

闹鬧 is #928 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 闹 mean in English?
闹 (nào) means "ruckus": noisy; cacophonous; to make noise; to disturb; to vent (feelings); to fall ill.
How do you pronounce 闹?
闹 is pronounced nào in pinyin, with the fourth (falling) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄋㄠˋ.
How many strokes does 闹 have?
The simplified form, 闹, has 8 strokes. The traditional form, 鬧, has 15.
What is the traditional form of 闹?
The traditional form of 闹 is 鬧. 闹 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 鬧 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
What are common words with 闹?
Common words that use 闹 include 热闹 (rènao, lively), 闹钟 (nàozhōng, alarm clock), 胡闹 (húnào, to make trouble), 闹事 (nàoshì, to cause trouble).
How common is 闹?
闹 is number 928 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell D34 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.