闹

Traditional (Taiwan): 鬧

On the HSK 5 vocabulary list, at CEFR level B2.

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nào ㄋㄠˋ

- 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

Classifiers (measure words)

to make noise

Usually

闹个天翻地覆 gè cause an almighty uproar
闹一场 cháng make a scene
闹一阵 zhèn make a racket for a spell

Less often

大闹一台 tái cause a big commotion

to go in (for some activity)

Usually

闹个天翻地覆 gè cause an almighty uproar
闹一场 cháng make a scene
闹一阵 zhèn make a racket for a spell

Less often

大闹一台 tái cause a big commotion

Other words read nào

In the same tone

淖 nào slush
臑 nào biceps

nao with other tones

脑 nǎo brain
恼 nǎo get angry
挠 náo scratch
桡 náo disturb
呶 náo clamor

All 18 words read nao in any tone

How 闹 is written

部首 radical: 门
笔画 strokes: 8, with 5 after the 部首
结构 structure: 上三包围结构
偏旁 parts: 门市

Words with 闹

Starting with 闹

闹事 nàoshì cause trouble
闹市区 nàoshìqū downtown area
闹腾 nàoteng disturb
闹剧 nàojù farce
闹市 nàoshì downtown area

All 32 words starting with 闹

Ending with 闹

热闹 rènao lively
胡闹 húnào make trouble
吵闹 chǎonào noisy
喧闹 xuānnào make a noise
凑热闹 còurènao butt in

All 20 words ending with 闹

Containing 闹

吵闹声 chǎonàoshēng noise
五鬼闹判 wǔguǐnàopàn Five ghosts resist judgment
大闹天宫 dànàotiāngōng Monkey Wreaks Havoc in Heaven, story about the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孙悟空 sūnwùkōng from the novel Journey to the West 西游记
一哭二闹三上吊 yīkūèrnàosānshàngdiào throw a tantrum
止闹按钮 zhǐnàoànniǔ snooze button

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