懂中文 Dong Chinese

闹

nào

noisy, quarrel

Simplified form of 鬧. Markets (市) and fights (鬥) are noisy.

Components
门 simplified component

门  Simplified component

mén

  

door

Shorthand for the 鬥 component in the traditional character 鬧.

市 meaning component

市  Meaning component

shì

  

market

Evolution

闹 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
闹 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
闹 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

闹 (鬧) 

nào

quarrel; dispute hotly; noisy; cacophonous; to make noise; to disturb; to vent (feelings); to fall ill; to have an attack (of sickness); to go in (for some activity); to joke

闹 (閙) 

nào

variant of 鬧|闹[nào]

Most common words with 闹
Freq.
Word
Meaning

闹

noisy

热闹

lively

闹钟

alarm clock

胡闹

to make trouble

闹剧

farce