热闹
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 4
热闹 (rènao) · lively
热闹 (rènao) means “lively; bustling”. It is written with 2 characters: 热 (hot) + 闹 (noisy). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 热闹 is built
The characters
热 rè · hot
What 热 is made of
- 执zhí — to execute
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 亅 — hook
- 丸wán — ball
- 九jiǔ — nine
- 丶 — dot
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 灬huǒ — fire
Origin hint: 灬 gives the meaning, 执 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
闹 nào · noisy
What 闹 is made of
- 门mén — gate
- 丶 — dot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 市shì — city
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 巾jīn — cloth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
Origin hint: As busy as the market 市 gate 门 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
春节的街上非常热闹。Chūnjié de jiē shàng fēicháng rènao.The streets are very lively during Spring Festival.
这里晚上热闹吗？Zhèlǐ wǎnshang rènao ma?Is it lively here at night?
Questions about 热闹
What does 热闹 mean?
热闹 (rènao) means “lively; bustling”.
How do you pronounce 热闹?
热闹 is pronounced rènao.
Which HSK level is 热闹?
热闹 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 热情rèqíngwarm
- 热爱rè'àito love deeply
- 热烈rèlièwarm
- 热心rèxīnwarm-hearted
- 亲热qīnrèaffectionate
- 热泪盈眶rèlèiyíngkuàngeyes brimming with tears
- 热门rèménpopular
- 炎热yánrèscorching hot
- 热rèhot
- 闹钟nàozhōngalarm clock
Learn 热闹 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 100: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.