闹
Spell out: + =
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
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Dict coverage rank #1,208 U+95F9
How 闹 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
As busy as the market 市 gate 门
How to remember it
stir up trouble · Heisig RSH #2623
门 gate + 市 market
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 闹
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 内行看门道，外行看热闹 | nèi háng kàn mén dao , wài háng kàn rè nao | while the connoisseur recognizes the artistry, the layman simply enjoys the show |
| 小打小闹 | xiǎo dǎ xiǎo nào | small-scale |
| 穷在闹市无人问，富在深山有远亲 | qióng zài nào shì wú rén wèn , fù zài shēn shān yǒu yuǎn qīn | the poor are ignored in the busiest city; the rich will find relatives in the deepest moun… |
| 闹市区 | nào shì qū | busy commercial district; downtown area |
| 无理取闹 | wú lǐ qǔ nào | (idiom) to make trouble without reason; to be deliberately provocative |
| 大闹天宫 | Dà nào Tiān gōng | Monkey Wreaks Havoc in Heaven, story about the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[Sun1 Wu4 kon… |
| 闹新房 | nào xīn fáng | see 鬧洞房|闹洞房[nao4 dong4 fang2] |
| 一哭二闹三上吊 | yī kū èr nào sān shàng diào | (lit.) to cry, then shout, then threaten suicide (saying); (fig.) to make a terrible scene… |
| 大闹 | dà nào | to cause havoc; to run amok |
| 闹大 | nào dà | (of a person) to make a big fuss about (sth); to make a big deal of; (of an adverse situat… |
| 闹区 | nào qū | (Tw) busy commercial district; downtown area |
| 闹市 | nào shì | downtown area; city center |
| 闹心 | nào xīn | to be vexed or annoyed; to feel queasy |
| 闹着玩儿 | nào zhe wán r | to play games; to joke around; to play a joke on sb |
| 闹事 | nào shì | to cause trouble; to create a disturbance |
| 看热闹 | kàn rè nao | to enjoy watching a bustling scene; to go where the crowds are |
| 打闹 | dǎ nào | to quarrel; to squabble; to be rowdy; to play boisterously; to engage in horseplay |
| 闹翻天 | nào fān tiān | to create a big disturbance |
| 闹笑话 | nào xiào hua | to make a fool of oneself |
| 闹场 | nào chǎng | gongs and drums overture to a Chinese opera; to create a disturbance |