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闹 - nào

quarrel; dispute hotly

quarrel; dispute hotly

How to read 闹

Click 闹 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinnào
Englishquarrel; dispute hotly
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

闹事 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 闹僵. Please read 闹剧 one more time.

Common words with this character

to cause trouble; to create a disturbance
to become strained and tense
farce; CL:場|场[chang3],齣|出[chu1],幕[mu4]
downtown

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 闹 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 闹事 and 闹僵 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 闹.