懊恼
ào​nǎo

annoyed

懊 ào, yù vexed

Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 奥 represents the sound.

Components

忄
忄 Meaning component
xin, xīn heart

忄 is a component form of 心.

奥
奥 Sound component
aò, ào, yù mysterious

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangquːʔ
quːɡs
quɡ
Unicodeqɑ̀u

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

恼 nǎo get angry Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 𡿺 represents the sound. Simplified form of 惱.

Components

忄
忄 Meaning component
xin, xīn heart

heart

囟
囟 Simplified component
xìn fontanel

Shorthand for the phonetic 𡿺 component in the traditional character 惱.

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

惱 nǎo get angry Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 𡿺 represents the sound.

Components

忄
忄 Meaning component
xin, xīn heart
𡿺
𡿺 Sound component
nǎo brain

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangnuːʔ

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang