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| Simplified Chinese version |
| 怒 U+6012 |  Seal script | 怒 Alternate form | 𢘂 Semantic variant |
| Radical: | 心+ 5 strokes = 9 strokes total. |
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| References: | Guangyun: p.267#11 p.369#35 Kangxi: p.380#08 Cihai: p.525r5c06 GSR: 94.a' Hanyu: v4,p2282#03 |
| Composition: | Top: 奴, bottom: 心. Compositionally related: 怒 怓 . Component of: 𪶨 𭉏 𦵚 𫻂 𧪅 𫻈 |
| Mandarin: | nù ㄋㄨˋ |
| Cantonese: | nou6 |
| Tang reconstruction: | *nǒ nò |
| Shuowen: | 《心部》怒：恚也。从心奴声。 |
| Guangyun: | 《广韵·上声·姥·怒》怒：恚也，奴古切，又奴故切，五。 《广韵·去声·暮·笯》怒：恚也。又音努。 |
| Kangxi: | 《康熙字典·心部·五》怒：〔古文〕𢘂《唐韵》乃故切《集韵》《韵会》《正韵》奴故切，𠀤奴去声。《说文》恚也。《增韵》愤也。《扬子·方言》楚谓怒曰凭。凭，忍盛貌。小怒曰𪗮。言禁𪗮也。𨻰曰苛，言相苛责也。又𩰚怒，辨讼也。《周礼·地官》凡有𩰚怒者，成之。又马之肥壮，其气愤盈曰怒。《后汉·第五伦传》鲜车怒马。又奋也。《庄子·逍遥游》怒而飞。言大鹏奋起如怒也。又《外物篇》草木怒生。言乗阳气奋出而不可遏也。又威怒也。《礼·曲礼》急缮其怒。《注》坚劲军之威怒也。又虎怒则威。《后汉·贾彪传》彪字伟节，兄弟三人，而彪最优。天下称曰：贾氏三虎，伟节最怒。又怒，东方气也。《史记·天官书》旬始状如雄鸡，其怒靑黑。《注》怒色靑也。又《玉篇》《广韵》《正韵》奴古切《集韵》《韵会》暖五切，𠀤音弩。义同。又叶乃都切，音奴。《楚辞·九章》憍吾以其美好兮，览余以其修姱。与余言而不信兮，盖爲余而造怒。《颜师古·纠谬正俗曰》怒有二音，诗小雅君子如怒，大雅逢天僤怒，读爲上声。邶风逢彼之怒，小雅畏此谴怒，读爲去声。今山东河北人但知怒有去声，不知有上声，失其眞矣，盖字有动静音，人多不讲，皆此类也，从心从弩省，怒若强弩之发，人怒则面目张起，凡怒当以心节之，故从心奴爲怒。 |
| Fanqie: | 奴古 (《广韵·上声·姥·怒》) 奴故 (《广韵·上声·姥·怒》) 乃故 (《广韵·去声·暮·笯》) |
| Unihan definition: | anger, rage, passion; angry |
Example usage
| 《论语·雍也》: | 孔子对曰：“有颜回者好学，不迁怒，不贰过。” |
| Confucius replied to him, "There was Yan Hui; HE loved to learn. He did not transfer his anger; he did not repeat a fault." | |
| 《孟子·万章上》: | 曰：“仁人之于弟也，不藏怒焉，不宿怨焉，亲爱之而已矣。” |
| Mencius replied, 'A benevolent man does not lay up anger, nor cherish resentment against his brother, but only regards him with affection and love.' | |
| 《礼记·曲礼上》: | 父母有疾，冠者不栉，行不翔，言不惰，琴瑟不御，食肉不至变味，饮酒不至变貌，笑不至矧，怒不至詈。 |
| 'When his father or mother is ill, (a young man) who has been capped should not use his comb, nor walk with his elbows stuck out, nor speak on idle topics, nor take his lute or cithern in hand. He should not eat of (different) meats till his taste is changed, nor drink till his looks are changed'. He should not laugh so as to show his teeth, nor be angry till he breaks forth in reviling. | |
| 《论衡·率性》: | 尧以天下让舜，鲧为诸侯，欲得三公而尧不听，怒其猛兽，欲以为乱，比兽之角可以为城，举尾以为旌，奋心盛气，阻战为强。 |
| Yao yielded the empire to Shun. Gun, one of his vassals, desired to become one of the three chief ministers, but Yao did not listen to this request. Thereupon Gun became more infuriated than even ferocious animals are, and wished to rebel. The horns of animals, all in a line, served him as a rampart, and their lifted tails were his banners. They opposed and tackled their foe with the utmost determination and energy. | |
| 《墨子·非儒下》: | 怒曰：“散人！” |
| He becomes angry and exclaims: "What does the undisciplined man know about the good Confucianist?" | |
| 《庄子·逍遥游》: | 怒而飞，其翼若垂天之云。 |
| When this bird rouses itself and flies, its wings are like clouds all round the sky. | |
| 《道德经》: | 善战者，不怒。 |
| He who fights with most good will To rage makes no resort. | |
| 《商君书·更法》: | 伏羲神农教而不诛，黄帝尧舜诛而不怒，及至文武，各当时而立法，因事而制礼。 |
| Fu Xi and Shen nong taught but did not punish; Huang di, Yao and Shun punished but were not angry; Wen wang and Wu wang both established laws in accordance with what was opportune and regulated rites according to practical requirements. | |
| 《孙子兵法·始计》: | 利而诱之，乱而取之，实而备之，强而避之，怒而挠之，卑而骄之，佚而劳之，亲而离之。 |
| Hold out baits to entice the enemy. Feign disorder, and crush him. If he is secure at all points, be prepared for him. If he is in superior strength, evade him. If your opponent is of choleric temper, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant. If he is taking his ease, give him no rest. If his forces are united, separate them. | |
| 《史记·殷本纪》: | 九侯女不喜淫，纣怒，杀之，而醢九侯。 |
| And when she disapproved of his debaucheries the tyrant killed her in his rage, and made mincemeat of her father. | |
| 《荀子·大略》: | 为人臣下者，有谏而无讪，有亡而无疾，有怨而无怒。 |
| 《说苑·修文》: | 钟鼓之声，怒而击之则武，忧而击之则悲，喜而击之则乐。 |
| 《春秋繁露·竹林》: | 有怒鲁卫之志，而不从诸侯于清丘、断道。 |
| 《韩诗外传·卷二》: | 庄王怒曰：“吾使子视之，子曷为而告之？” |
| 《大戴礼记·礼三本》: | 天地以合，四海以洽，日月以明，星辰以行，江河以流，万物以倡，好恶以节，喜怒以当，以为下则顺，以为上则明，万变不乱，贷之则丧。 |
| 《白虎通德论·礼乐》: | 节文之喜怒。 |
| 《新书·大政下》: | 易使喜，难使怒者，宜为君。 |
| 《新序·善谋》: | 不然，天下将因秦之怒，乘赵之弊而瓜分之，赵见亡，何秦之图乎？ |
| 《中论·法象》: | 是以不愠怒而德行行于闺门，不谏谕而风声化乎乡党。 |
| 《孔子家语·五仪解》: | 以少犯众，以弱侮强，忿怒不类，动不量力，兵共杀之。 |
| 《潜夫论·潜叹》: | 纣则大怒，遂脯厥女而烹九侯 |
| 《太玄经·太玄数》: | 四九为金，为西方，为秋，日庚辛，辰申酉，声商，色白，味辛，臭腥，形革，生水，胜木，时杀，藏肝，侟魄，性谊，情怒，事言，用从，撝乂，徵雨，帝少昊，神蓐收，星从其位，类为毛，为医，为巫祝，为猛，为旧，为鸣，为门，为山，为限，为边，为城，为骨，为石，为环佩，为首饰，为重宝，为大哆，为扣器，为舂，为椎，为力，为县，为燧，为兵，为械，为齿，为角，为螫，为毒，为狗，为入，为取，为罕，为寇，为贼，为理，为矩，为金工，为钺，为白怪，为喑，为谮。 |
| 《风俗通义》: | 始皇大怒，乃益发兵伐燕。 |
| 《孔丛子·记义》: | 其母怒而不哭，相室谏之。 |
| 《申鉴·政体》: | 是故好恶以章之，喜怒以涖之，哀乐以恤之。 |
| 《素书·遵义章》: | 怒而无威者犯。 |
| 《新语·至德》: | 于是赏善罚恶而润色之，兴辟雍庠序而教诲之，然后贤愚异议，廉鄙异科，长幼异节，上下有差，强弱相扶，小大相怀，尊卑相承，雁行相随，不言而信，不怒而威，岂恃坚甲利兵、深刑刻法、朝夕切切而后行哉？ |
| 《蔡中郎集·短人赋》: | 㗲啧怒语，与人相距。 |
| 《列子·黄帝》: | 不畏不怒，愿悫为之使。 |
| 《鶡冠子·天则》: | 严疾过也，喜怒适也，四者已仞，非师术也。 |
| 《文子·道原》: | 无所乐，无所苦，无所喜，无所怒，万物玄同，无非无是。 |
| 《文始真经·一宇》: | 天物怒流，人事错错然。 |
| 《老子河上公章句》: | 喜怒亡魂，卒惊伤魄。 |
| 《韩非子·主道》: | 有勇而不以怒，使群臣尽其武。 |
| 《慎子·逸文》: | 有勇不以怒，反与怯均也。 |
| 《管子·轻重乙》: | 故夺然后予，高然后下，喜然后怒，天下可举。 |
| 《吴子·图国》: | 禁暴救乱曰义，恃众以伐曰强，因怒兴师曰刚，弃礼贪利曰暴，国乱人疲举事动众曰逆。 |
| 《六韬·国务》: | 太公曰：“利而勿害，成而勿败，生而勿杀，与而勿夺，乐而勿苦，喜而勿怒。” |
| 《司马法·严位》: | 凡人：死爱，死怒，死威，死义，死利。 |
| 《尉缭子·兵谈》: | 将者，上不制于天，下不制于地，中不制于人，宽不可激而怒，清不可事以财。 |
| 《三略·上略》: | 将妄动，则军不重，将迁怒，则一军惧。 |
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