Chinese symbol for “lively”
热闹
rè nao
Traditional: 熱鬧
lively; bustling; full of activity; to make things lively; to have a good time; a scene of bustling activity; excitement
The closest CC-CEDICT match for lively is 热闹 (rè nao), defined as: lively; bustling; full of activity; to make things lively; to have a good time; a scene of bustling activity; excitement.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “lively”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 活泼 (活潑) | huó po | lively; vivacious |
| 生动 (生動) | shēng dòng | (of descriptions, writing etc) vivid; lively |
| 神 | shén | god; deity; supernatural; magical; mysterious |
| 鲜活 (鮮活) | xiān huó | vivid; lively; (of food ingredients) live or fresh |
| 机灵 (機靈) | jī ling | alert; quick-witted; lively |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 热闹.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 热情 (熱情) | rè qíng | cordial; enthusiastic |
| 热爱 (熱愛) | rè ài | to love ardently; to adore |
| 热烈 (熱烈) | rè liè | enthusiastic; ardent |
| 热带 (熱帶) | rè dài | the tropics; tropical |
| 热门 (熱門) | rè mén | popular; hot; in vogue |
| 热点 (熱點) | rè diǎn | hot spot; point of special interest |
| 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) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “lively”.
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.