Taxonomy of meanings for 怒:　　

  • 怒 nù (OC: naas MC: nuo) 乃故切 去 廣韻：【恚也又音努 】
    • ANGER
      • nab.post-Nthe anger of N; (e.g. the wrath of Heaven)
      • nabpsychanger
      • vadNangry
      • viactBY DOUBLE TAKE ONLY: act as if one is angry; act so as suggest anger, show gestural expression corresponding to anger
      • vt(oN)be angry at a contextually determinate N
      • vt(oN)inchoativeget angry at the contextually determinate N
      • vt[oN]feel and show anger (at an unidentified N; sometimes: feel anger
      • vt+prep+Nget angry at; show anger at
      • vt+prep+NPab{S}be angry about S
      • vtoNshow intense or irritating anger towards a contextually determinate person
      • vtoNcausativearouse the anger of, to anger; make (someone) angry; provoke; enrage
      • vtoNpsychbe agry at
      • vtoNpsychbe angry at oneself
      • vtoNPab{S}be angry that
      • vadVangrilyTWH
      • vipsychbe angryTWH
      • nabmorbidsickly tendency to be very angry without good reasonCH
      • symptom: breathe heavily> BREATHE
        • viactpuff oneself up by breathing heavily
        • vt(oN)causativecause the contextually determinate object to breathe
        • burst into action> ACT
          • vichangebecome active, spec: get errection (of penis)
        • general feature: energetic> STRONG
        • express anger> BLAME
          • vt(oN)SHI 211: be angry at a contextually determinate person and blame him for an improper act
          • as a result> DEMAND
            • viactbe fierce in making demands and holding people responsible for what they have promised
          • general: show dominance> AUTHORITY
        • Guangyun only> MANY
        • 怒 nǔ (OC: naaʔ MC: nuo) 奴古切 上 廣韻：【恚也奴古切又奴故切五 】
        • 怒 nú 康熙字典：【顏師古·糾謬正俗曰】怒有二音，詩小雅君子如怒，大雅逢天僤怒，讀爲上聲。邶風逢彼之怒，小雅畏此譴怒，讀爲去聲。今山東河北人但知怒有去聲，不知有上聲，失其眞矣，蓋字有動靜音，人多不講，皆此類也。

            Additional information about 怒

            說文解字: 【怒】，恚也。从心、奴聲。 【乃故切】

              Criteria
            • ANGER

              [IMPERSONAL/PERSONAL]

              [INTENSE/WEAK]

              [COVERT/OVERT]

              [LASTING/TRANSITORY]

              See also ANGUISH

              1. Nù 怒 (ant. xǐ 喜 "be delighted") is the general word for anger, and the word tends to imply overt manifestation of feelings of anger, typically in terms of altered breathing patterns. (cf. nù 怒 "to puff oneself up")

              [OVERT], [PERSONAL]

              2. Fèn 忿 (ant. yuè 說／悅 "feel not the slightest anger but on the contrary feel pleased") refers to momentary and intense anger, and it does not typically focus on an show of emotion. There is a difference of degree between nù 怒 "show (often great) anger ( 怒甚, 大怒 ) and fèn 忿 "be momentarily angry" (there is no dà fèn 大忿, fèn shèn 忿甚 ). Nù 怒 forms vtS, whereas fèn 忿 does not have that function.

              [INTENSE], [MOMENTARY], [PERSONAL]

              3. Yùn 慍 (ant. yì 懌 "feel perfectly pleased with something") is lingering indignation which may or may not be overt. See ANGUISH

              [IMPERSONAL], [LASTING], [OVERT]

              4. Fèn 憤 "pent-up anguish" is intense dissatisfaction and anguish rather than an angry attitude directed against any person. See ANGUISH

              [COVERT], [IMPERSONAL], [LASTING]

              5. Huì 恚 is a general word for anger that is remarkably frequent in collocation with near-synonyms.

              Word relations
            • Inconsist: (ANGER)勇/COURAGE The standard general word for courage is yǒng 勇 (ant. nuò 懦 "pusillanimousness, chicken-liveredness"), which refers to positive boldness evinced in the face of danger or risk. Cf. fortitudo
            • Ant: (ANGER)喜/DELIGHT Xǐ 喜 (ant. yōu 憂 "worry") is openly manifested delight, manifested in an individual, visible to all, but not normally of any profound significance.
            • Contrast: (ANGER)忿/ANGER Fèn 忿 (ant. yuè 說／悅 "feel not the slightest anger but on the contrary feel pleased") refers to momentary and intense anger, and it does not typically focus on an show of emotion. There is a difference of degree between nù 怒 "show (often great) anger (怒甚, 大怒) and fèn 忿 "be momentarily angry" (there is no dà fèn 大忿, fèn shèn 忿甚). Nù 怒 forms vtS, whereas fèn 忿 does not have that function. [INTENSE], [MOMENTARY], [PERSONAL]
            • Assoc: (ANGER)忿/ANGER Fèn 忿 (ant. yuè 說／悅 "feel not the slightest anger but on the contrary feel pleased") refers to momentary and intense anger, and it does not typically focus on an show of emotion. There is a difference of degree between nù 怒 "show (often great) anger (怒甚, 大怒) and fèn 忿 "be momentarily angry" (there is no dà fèn 大忿, fèn shèn 忿甚). Nù 怒 forms vtS, whereas fèn 忿 does not have that function. [INTENSE], [MOMENTARY], [PERSONAL]
            • Assoc: (ANGER)恚/ANGER Huì 恚 is a general word for anger that is remarkably frequent in collocation with near-synonyms.
            • Assoc: (ANGER)慍/ANGER Yùn 慍 (ant. yì 懌 "feel perfectly pleased with something") is mild lingering indignation which may or may not be overt. See ANGUISH
            • Oppos: (ANGER)笑/LAUGH The clearly predominant word for smiling and laughing is xiào 笑 which refers to any laughter, loud or quiet, kind or unkind.
            • Oppos: (ANGER)喜/HAPPY