怒

anger; fury; flourishing; vigorous

9 strokes Dict coverage rank #1,154 U+6012

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

心 (semantic, “heart”) + 奴 (phonetic, nú)

components: 奴心

anger · Heisig RSH #1990

奴 slave + 心 heart

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 奴

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 奴 (nú) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
奴 sound component	nú	slave, servant
努	nǔ	to exert, to strive, to make an effort; to pout
弩	nǔ	crossbow; an arrow falling, a downward stroke
驽	nú	tired old horse; old, weak
呶	náo	talkative; clamour, hubbub
胬	nǔ	pterygium, surfer's eye
孥	nú	one's children

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
心花怒放	xīn huā nù fàng	to burst with joy (idiom); to be over the moon; to be elated
贡山独龙族怒族自治县	Gòng shān Dú lóng zú Nù zú Zì zhì xiàn	Gongshan Derung and Nu Autonomous County, in Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州[N…
不怒而威	bù nù ér wēi	(idiom) to have an aura of authority; to have a commanding presence
怒形于色	nù xíng yú sè	to betray anger (idiom); fury written across one's face
怒江州	Nù jiāng Zhōu	see 怒江傈僳族自治州[Nu4 jiang1 Li4 su4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1]
怒目而视	nù mù ér shì	(idiom) to glare at
怒目相向	nù mù xiāng xiàng	to glower at each other (idiom)
怒容满面	nù róng mǎn miàn	scowling in anger; rage written across one's face
路怒症	lù nù zhèng	road rage
喜怒无常	xǐ nù wú cháng	temperamental; moody
大怒	dà nù	to become furious; to explode in anger
怒气攻心	nù qì gōng xīn	(TCM) sudden strong emotions attacking the heart, leading to faints etc; (fig.) to fly int…
动怒	dòng nù	to get angry
怒气	nù qì	anger
发怒	fā nù	to get angry
怒气冲冲	nù qì chōng chōng	(idiom) spitting anger; in a rage
义怒	yì nù	righteous anger
空怒	kōng nù	air rage
怒色	nù sè	angry look; glare; scowl
怒火	nù huǒ	rage; fury; hot anger