恼
nǎo
to get angry
heart (忄) + ominous (凶) = to get angry
The heart radical carries the emotional meaning; 亠 and 凶 together (forming 脑's phonetic element) mainly give the sound nǎo. Let the heart plus a sense of something ominous brewing remind you of seething anger.
他被那句话惹恼了。
tā bèi nà jù huà rě nǎo le。
he was angered by that remark.
她越想越恼，一句话也不说。
tā yuè xiǎng yuè nǎo， yī jù huà yě bù shuō。
the more she thought about it, the angrier she got, and she did not say a word.
Words with 恼
自寻烦恼
zì xún fán nǎo
to bring trouble on oneself (idiom)
可恼
kě nǎo
aggravating; irritating
恼人
nǎo rén
annoying
恼怒
nǎo nù
resentful
恼恨
nǎo hèn
to hate and resent
恼火
nǎo huǒ
annoyed; riled; vexed
恼羞成怒
nǎo xiū chéng nù
(idiom) to become enraged over a perceived humiliation
惹恼
rě nǎo
to offend
懊恼
ào nǎo
annoyed
气恼
qì nǎo
to be annoyed
烦恼
fán nǎo
to be worried
羞恼
xiū nǎo
resentful