(nǎo) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order

nǎo angry, wrathful 9 strokes · Radical (heart) · HSK 4 recognition character (认读字)
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 恼 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.

Pronunciation & meaning

Pronounced nǎo.

Stroke Order & Practice

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恼 — 9 strokes, numbered in writing order. 笔顺图(数字为下笔顺序)。

Decomposition

breaks down into 3 components arranged as Left + Right. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.

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left heart
right lid
part culprit

Radical

The radical of is — meaning heart. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.

Other HSK 4 characters that share this radical: 怀.

HSK 4 Words Containing 恼

fánnǎo worried; troubled; upset
每个人都有自己的烦恼。
Měi gè rén dōu yǒu zìjǐ de fánnǎo.
Everyone has their own worries.

Seen in the Real Exams / 真题例句

appears in 23 questions across the 19 mock & official HSK 4 exams on this site. Real exam sentences using it:

科学技术的发展确实给生活带来了许多方便,但也给我们增加了不少烦
From Mock Exam 02 →

Tasks Featuring 恼 / 相关任务

Words containing appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:

📚 谈论某个人物
Describe a Person · 烦恼

FAQ

What does 恼 mean in Chinese?

恼 (nǎo) means angry, wrathful. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).

How many strokes does 恼 have?

恼 is written in 9 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.

What is the radical of 恼?

The radical of 恼 is 忄 (heart). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 性, 怀, 悔, 惊, 懒.

What is the pinyin for 恼?

恼 is pronounced nǎo.

What HSK 4 words use 恼?

In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 恼 appears in 1 word, including 烦恼 (fánnǎo). See the full list above.

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