Chinese symbol for “noisy”
闹
nào
Traditional: 鬧
noisy; boisterous; bustling; lively; to make noise; to cause a disturbance
The closest CC-CEDICT match for noisy 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 “noisy”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吵 | chǎo | noisy; loud; to quarrel; to argue |
| 吵闹 (吵鬧) | chǎo nào | noisy; raucous |
| 嘈杂 (嘈雜) | cáo zá | noisy; clamorous |
| 吵杂 (吵雜) | chǎo zá | noisy |
| 喧闹 (喧鬧) | xuān nào | to make a noise; noisy |
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 “noisy”.
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.