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呶 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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呶 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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呶 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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呶 Stroke Order — How to Write 呶

Stroke Order

呶 is written in 8 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 口, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

呶 Radical and Character Components

Components:口奴

呶 is a phono-semantic compound: 口 (mouth) carries the meaning, while 奴 indicates the sound.

Radical: 口 + 5 more strokes

呶 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • náo

Meanings of 呶 in Chinese

1

náo呶

Noisy, clamorous; often used to describe incessant, annoying chatter (as in "náonáo bùxiū" meaning "to nag incessantly") or a bustling, noisy scene (as in "fēnnáo" meaning "noisy and bustling").
他总是呶呶不休地抱怨,让人感到厌烦。
He is always nagging incessantly and complaining, which makes people feel annoyed.

Common Words and Phrases with 呶

1
náo呶náo呶
Talking endlessly and annoyingly; rambling on tediously.
他总是呶呶不休,让人听了心烦。
He always chatters on and on, which makes people feel annoyed.
2
náo呶náo呶jī唧jī唧
To speak in a hesitant or rambling way; to hem and haw.
面对大家的询问,他只是呶呶唧唧,不肯直接给出答案。
Faced with everyone's questions, he just hemmed and hawed, unwilling to give a direct answer.

Idioms with 呶

  • náo呶náo呶bù不xiū休chatter on and on incessantly

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Questions about 呶

What does 呶 mean in Chinese?

呶 (náo) means “Noisy, clamorous” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 呶?

呶 is pronounced náo in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 呶 have?

呶 has 8 strokes.

How do you write 呶?

呶 is written in 8 strokes, starting from the radical 口. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 呶?

The radical of 呶 is 口, and 呶 is a phono-semantic compound.

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