Chinese symbol for “boisterous”
闹
nào
Traditional: 鬧
noisy; boisterous; bustling; lively; to make noise; to cause a disturbance
The closest CC-CEDICT match for boisterous is 闹 (nào), defined as: noisy; boisterous; bustling; lively; to make noise; to cause a disturbance; to express; to vent (feelings); to experience (an illness, disaster, famine etc).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “boisterous”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 闹.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 热闹 (熱鬧) | rè nao | lively; bustling; full of activity; to make things lively; to have a good time |
| 胡闹 (胡鬧) | hú nào | to act willfully and make a scene; to make trouble |
| 闹剧 (鬧劇) | nào jù | farce; 场 (chǎng),出 (chū),幕 (mù) |
| 闹事 (鬧事) | nào shì | to cause trouble; to create a disturbance |
| 吵闹 (吵鬧) | chǎo nào | noisy; raucous |
| 喧闹 (喧鬧) | xuān nào | to make a noise; noisy |
See also: Japanese symbol for “boisterous”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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