鬧
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nào · busy, lively

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

15Total strokes

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Top enclosureCharacter structure

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鬥Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 鬧

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Example sentences

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Tā gào jiè tā mén bú yào chǎo nào.他告誡他們不要吵鬧。

He admonished them for being noisy.

Source: Tatoeba #778490 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zài wǒ shēng rì nà tiān, péng yǒu ràng wǒ hē jiǔ, wǒ dà nào yì fān.在我生日那天,朋友讓我喝酒,我大鬧一番。

On the day of my birthday, my friends made me drink and I caused quite an uproar.

Source: Tatoeba #5574731 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tái wān de yè shì hěn rè nào.台灣的夜市很熱鬧。

Taiwan's night market is bustling.

Source: Tatoeba #13249691 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zài nǐ shàng chuáng shuì jué zhī qián, nǐ bì xū bǎ nào zhōng shè dìng hǎo.在你上床睡覺之前,你必須把鬧鐘設定好。

You've got to set the alarm clock before you go to bed.

Source: Tatoeba #918009 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè gè kàn rè nào de rén chà diǎn bǎ xiāo fáng jū de lù dǎng zhù le.這個看熱鬧的人差點把消防車的路擋住了。

This onlooker almost got in the way of the fire truck.

Source: Tatoeba #13117521 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ràng tā mén nào qù.讓他們鬧去。

Let them have their fun.

Source: Tatoeba #5551610 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 鬧 in context

  1. Say nào, then recall the core meaning: busy, lively.
  2. Write all 15 strokes while keeping the top enclosure balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 鬧 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.