Chinese symbol for “vexed”
苦恼
kǔ nǎo
Traditional: 苦惱
vexed; distressed
The closest CC-CEDICT match for vexed is 苦恼 (kǔ nǎo), defined as: vexed; distressed.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “vexed”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 恼火 (惱火) | nǎo huǒ | annoyed; riled; vexed |
| 糟心 | zāo xīn | vexed; annoyed |
| 懊恼 (懊惱) | ào nǎo | annoyed; vexed |
| 惆 | chóu | forlorn; vexed |
| 燥 | zào | dry; parched; impatient; vexed |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 苦恼.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 痛苦 | tòng kǔ | pain; suffering |
| 辛苦 | xīn kǔ | exhausting; hard |
| 苦难 (苦難) | kǔ nàn | suffering |
| 艰苦 (艱苦) | jiān kǔ | difficult; hard |
| 受苦 | shòu kǔ | to suffer hardship |
| 烦恼 (煩惱) | fán nǎo | to be worried; to be distressed |
| 恼怒 (惱怒) | nǎo nù | resentful; angry |
| 恼火 (惱火) | nǎo huǒ | annoyed; riled; vexed |
See also: Japanese symbol for “vexed”.
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.