怒

Translingual

Han character

怒 (Kangxi radical 61, 心+5, 9 strokes, cangjie input 女水心 (VEP), four-corner 4733₄, composition ⿱奴心)

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

• Unihan data for U+F960

Chinese

Glyph origin

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

Definitions

怒

1. (literary, or in compounds) anger; wrath

   • 敬天之怒，無敢戲豫。敬天之渝，無敢馳驅。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
     敬天之怒，无敢戏豫。敬天之渝，无敢驰驱。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Jìng 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 .

2. (literary, or in compounds) furious; indignant
3. (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。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     父母责之，勿怒勿答。侍坐亲前，勿踞勿卧。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     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.

4. (Classical) to condemn; to strongly criticize
5. (Classical) strong; powerful
6. (Classical) to rouse oneself; to exert oneself
7. (～族) Nu people

Synonyms

• (furious):

• (to burst in anger):

• (to condemn):

• (strong):

• (to rouse oneself):

Compounds

Descendants

Japanese

Kanji

(common “Jōyō” kanji)

1. anger, fury

Readings

• Go-on: ぬ (nu)
• Kan-on: ど (do, Jōyō)
• Kun: いかる (ikaru, 怒る, Jōyō); おこる (okoru, 怒る, Jōyō)

Compounds

Korean

Hanja

怒 (eumhun 성낼 노 (seongnael no))

1. Hanja form^? of 노 (“anger; fury”).

Compounds

• 격노 (激怒, gyeongno, “wrath”)
• 희로애락 (喜怒哀樂, huiroaerak, “emotions”)
• 질풍노도 (疾風怒濤, jilpungnodo)

Vietnamese

Han character

怒: Hán Nôm readings: nộ

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