恼 nǎo
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
恼火
nǎohuǒ
annoyed; irritated; angry
Characters in this word
火 huǒ
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 火 — fire, flame
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 面对供应商一再推迟交货，采购经理终于有些恼火。 Miànduì gōngyìngshāng yí zài tuīchí jiāohuò, cǎigòu jīnglǐ zhōngyú yǒuxiē nǎohuǒ. Facing the supplier's repeated delivery delays, the purchasing manager finally became somewhat annoyed.
- 弟弟总是不敲门就进我房间，我很恼火。 Dìdi zǒngshì bù qiāo mén jiù jìn wǒ fángjiān, wǒ hěn nǎohuǒ. My younger brother always walks into my room without knocking, and it annoys me a lot.
- 他一再迟到，让老师十分恼火。 Tā yízài chídào, ràng lǎoshī shífēn nǎohuǒ. His repeated lateness made the teacher very annoyed.
Related words
- 苦恼 kǔnǎo distressed; troubled
- 恼羞成怒 nǎoxiūchéngnù to fly into a rage out of shame; to become angry from embarrassment
- 火车 huǒchē train
- 火 huǒ fire
- 火 huǒ popular
- 着火 zháohuǒ to catch fire
- 火柴 huǒchái matches
- 火腿 huǒtuǐ ham
- 火灾 huǒzāi fire
- 导火索 dǎohuǒsuǒ fuse; trigger; immediate cause
- 点火 diǎnhuǒ to ignite; to light; ignition
- 发火 fāhuǒ to get angry; to lose one's temper