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Translingual
Han character
怒 (Kangxi radical 61, 心 +5, 9 strokes, cangjie input 女水心 (VEP ), four-corner 47334 , composition ⿱奴 心 )
Derived characters
References
Kangxi Dictionary: page 380 , character 8
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 10439
Dae Jaweon: page 708, character 8
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2282, character 3
Unihan data for U+6012
Chinese
Glyph origin
Old Chinese
拿
*rnaː
拏
*rnaː
詉
*rnaː
蒘
*rnaː, *na
笯
*rnaː, *naː, *naːs
挐
*rnaː, *na
絮
*rnaːs, *nas, *snas, *nas
呶
*rnaːw
怓
*rnaːw
帑
*n̥ʰaːŋʔ, *naː
奴
*naː
砮
*naː, *naːʔ
駑
*naː
孥
*naː
努
*naːʔ
弩
*naːʔ
怒
*naːʔ, *naːs
袽
*na
帤
*na
女
*naʔ, *nas
籹
*naʔ
恕
*hnjas
如
*nja, *njas
茹
*nja, *njaʔ, *njas
洳
*nja, *njas
鴽
*nja
蕠
*nja
汝
*njaʔ
肗
*njaʔ
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声 , OC *naːʔ, *naːs ): semantic 心 ( “ heart ” ) + phonetic 奴 ( OC *naː , “ slave ” ) – angry.
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan , perhaps from the same word family as 努 (OC *naːʔ , “effort”). Compare Proto-Kuki-Chin *nuar ( “ to sulk; to agitate ” ) , whence e.g. Mizo nàwrh ( “ to sulk; to be displeased ” ) (Schuessler 2007 ).
Pronunciation
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
怒
怒
Reading #
1/2
2/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
nù
nù
Middle Chinese
‹ nuX ›
‹ nuH ›
Old Chinese
/*C.nˁaʔ/
/*C.nˁaʔ-s/
English
angry
anger, angry; vigorous
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
怒
怒
Reading #
1/2
2/2
No.
9608
9610
Phonetic component
女
女
Rime group
魚
魚
Rime subdivision
0
0
Corresponding MC rime
怒
笯
Old Chinese
/*naːʔ/
/*naːs/
Definitions
怒
( literary , or in compounds) anger ; wrath
敬 天 之 怒 ,無 敢 戲 豫 。敬 天 之 渝 ,無 敢 馳驅 。 敬 天 之 怒 ,无 敢 戏 豫 。敬 天 之 渝 ,无 敢 驰驱 。 From: The Classic of Poetry , c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE , translated based on James Legge 's versionJìng tiān zhī nù , wú gǎn xì yù. Jìng tiān zhī yú, wú gǎn chíqū. Revere the anger of Heaven, and presume not to make sport or be idle. Revere the changing moods of Heaven, and presume not to drive about .
( literary , or in compounds) furious ; indignant
( literary , or in compounds) to burst into anger ; to be indignant
父母 責 之 ,勿 怒 勿 答 。侍坐 親 前 ,勿 踞 勿 臥 。 父母 责 之 ,勿 怒 勿 答 。侍坐 亲 前 ,勿 踞 勿 卧 。 From: 《四字小學》Fùmǔ zé zhī, wù nù wù dá. Shìzuò qīn qián, wù jù wù wò. When your parents reproach you, do not be indignant and do not talk back. When you sit beside your parents, do not squat and do not lie down.
( Classical ) to condemn ; to strongly criticize
( Classical ) strong ; powerful
( Classical ) to rouse oneself; to exert oneself
( ~族 ) Nu people
Synonyms
不平 ( bùpíng ) 不滿 / 不满 ( bùmǎn ) 受氣 / 受气 ( siū-khì ) ( Hokkien, Teochew ) 嬲 ( Cantonese ) 嬲爆爆 ( nau1 baau3 baau3 ) ( Cantonese ) 怒憤 / 怒愤 ( nùfèn ) ( literary ) 悻悻 ( xìngxìng ) ( literary ) 悻然 ( xìngrán ) ( literary ) 憤怒 / 愤怒 ( fènnù ) 憤慨 / 愤慨 ( fènkǎi ) 憤懣 / 愤懑 ( fènmèn ) 氣呼呼 / 气呼呼 ( qìhūhū ) 氣奪奪 / 气夺夺 ( Hokkien ) 氣怫怫 / 气怫怫 ( Hokkien ) 氣憤 / 气愤 ( qìfèn ) 氣掣掣 / 气掣掣 ( Hokkien ) 氣沖沖 / 气冲冲 ( qìchōngchōng ) 激心 ( Taiwanese Hokkien ) 火大 ( huǒdà ) 生氣 / 生气 ( shēngqì )
上火 ( shànghuǒ ) ( dialectal Mandarin ) 使性地 ( sái-sìng-tē ) ( Hokkien ) 使性子 ( shǐ xìngzi ) 使氣 / 使气 ( shǐqì ) 使癖 ( Hokkien ) 使頸 / 使颈 ( sai2 geng2 ) ( Cantonese ) 冒煙 / 冒烟 ( màoyān ) ( colloquial ) 動怒 / 动怒 ( dòngnù ) 受氣 / 受气 ( siū-khì ) ( Hokkien ) 嗔怒 ( chēnnù ) 大怒 ( dànù ) 奭 ( shì ) ( literary, or in compounds ) 威怒 ( wēinù ) ( literary ) 尥蹶子 ( liàojuězi ) 𡳞火 ( Hokkien, vulgar ) 弄性子 ( nòng xìngzi ) ( colloquial ) 忿懥 ( fènzhì ) ( literary ) 急 ( jí ) 急眼 ( jíyǎn ) ( colloquial ) 惱怒 / 恼怒 ( nǎonù ) 惹氣 / 惹气 ( rěqì ) 惱火 / 恼火 ( nǎohuǒ ) 戳火 ( cuah4 hue2 ) ( Jin ) 掛氣 / 挂气 ( guàqì ) ( dialectal ) 暴怒 ( bàonù ) ( to explode in anger ) 有氣 / 有气 ( yǒuqì ) 氣 / 气 氣惱 / 气恼 ( qìnǎo ) 火大 ( huǒdà ) 火癀 ( Hokkien ) 燒色 / 烧色 ( chiáu-să̤ ) ( Northern Min ) 爆氣 / 爆气 犯脾氣 / 犯脾气 ( fàn píqi ) ( colloquial ) 狂怒 ( kuángnù ) ( to explode in anger ) 生氣 / 生气 ( shēngqì ) 癀發 / 癀发 ( Hokkien ) 發呴 / 发呴 ( 7 faq 1 heu) ( Wu ) 發性地 / 发性地 ( Hokkien ) 發火 / 发火 ( fāhuǒ ) 發癀 / 发癀 ( Xiamen Hokkien ) 發老脾 / 发老脾 ( faat3 lou5 pei4-2 ) ( Cantonese ) 發脾四 / 发脾四 ( faat3 pei4 sei3 ) ( Cantonese ) 發脾氣 / 发脾气 ( fā píqi ) 發臉 / 发脸 ( Hokkien ) 發輦 / 发辇 ( Taiwanese Hokkien ) 發飆 / 发飙 ( fābiāo ) ( colloquial ) 盛怒 ( shèngnù ) 瞋恚 ( chēnhuì ) ( Classical Chinese ) 耍態度 / 耍态度 ( shuǎ tàidù ) ( colloquial ) 耍脾氣 / 耍脾气 ( shuǎ píqi ) 苦氣 / 苦气 ( Hokkien ) 見氣 / 见气 ( Yangzhou Mandarin, Huizhou, Wu, Xiang, Pingxiang Gan ) 起性 ( Hokkien ) 起性地 ( Hokkien ) 起火 起花光 ( kī-huă-guŏng ) ( Eastern Min ) 震怒 ( zhènnù ) 鬧脾氣 / 闹脾气 ( nào píqi )
僝僽 ( chánzhòu ) ( literary ) 叱呵 ( chìhē ) 叱罵 / 叱骂 ( chìmà ) 叱責 / 叱责 ( chìzé ) 吆喝 ( colloquial ) 呲 ( cī ) 呲兒 / 呲儿 ( cīr ) 呵叱 ( hēchì ) 呼喝 ( hūhè ) ( literary ) 呲打 ( cīda ) ( Northeastern Mandarin ) 呵斥 ( hēchì ) 呵責 / 呵责 ( hēzé ) ( literary ) 喝叱 嗔怪 ( chēnguài ) ( literary ) 嗔著 / 嗔着 ( chēnzhe ) ( colloquial ) 怪 ( guài ) 怨怪 ( Xiamen Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien ) 怪罪 ( guàizuì ) 批評 / 批评 ( pīpíng ) 指摘 ( zhǐzhāi ) 指斥 ( zhǐchì ) 指責 / 指责 ( zhǐzé ) 指點 / 指点 ( zhǐdiǎn ) 捋 ( Quanzhou Hokkien ) 掛數 / 挂数 ( Zhangzhou Hokkien ) 摘 ( literary, or in compounds ) 撻伐 / 挞伐 ( tàfá ) ( literary, figurative ) 數落 / 数落 ( shǔluo ) ( informal ) 數說 / 数说 ( shǔshuō ) 斥斥 ( Xiamen Hokkien ) 斥罵 / 斥骂 ( chìmà ) 斥責 / 斥责 ( chìzé ) 歸咎 / 归咎 ( guījiù ) 歸罪 / 归罪 ( guīzuì ) 派 激勵 / 激励 ( jīlì ) ( literary ) 熊 ( xióng ) ( colloquial ) 申斥 ( shēnchì ) 痛罵 / 痛骂 ( tòngmà ) 聲討 / 声讨 ( shēngtǎo ) 訓 / 训 ( xùn ) ( literary, or in compounds ) 訓斥 / 训斥 ( xùnchì ) 詬病 / 诟病 ( gòubìng ) ( literary ) 說 / 说 說話 / 说话 ( shuōhuà ) 謗議 / 谤议 ( bàngyì ) ( literary ) 譴責 / 谴责 ( qiǎnzé ) 責備 / 责备 ( zébèi ) 責怪 / 责怪 ( zéguài ) 責罵 / 责骂 ( zémà ) 責難 / 责难 ( zénàn ) 貶斥 / 贬斥 ( biǎnchì ) ( literary ) 貶責 / 贬责 ( biǎnzé ) 賴 / 赖 ( lài ) 非議 / 非议 ( fēiyì ) 非難 / 非难 ( fēinàn ) 鞭笞 ( biānchī ) ( literary, figurative ) 體斥 / 体斥 ( Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien )
Compounds
Descendants
Japanese
Kanji
怒
(Jōyō kanji )
anger , fury
Readings
Compounds
Korean
Hanja
怒 (eumhun 성낼 노 ( seongnael no ) )
hanja form? of 노 ( “ anger ; fury ” )
Compounds
Vietnamese
Han character
怒 : Hán Nôm readings: nộ
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