Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 若 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (諾)
Simplified (诺)
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唁 express condolence善 virtuous狺 the snarling of dogs謠 rumor (trad)這 this (trad)信 faith獄 prison (trad/jp)罰 penalize (trad/jp)訂 place an order (trad/jp)訃 obituary (trad/jp)訇 the sound of a crash計 plan (trad/jp)訌 confusion (trad)討 condemn (trad/jp)訓 instruction (trad/jp)訕 slander (trad)訖 stop (trad)託 entrust (trad/jp)記 remember (trad/jp)訚 speak (simp)
Historical Evolution
諾
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
諾
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
諾
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
諾
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
諾
Regular
Modern
Chinese
诺 / 諾 [nuò]
to consent; to promise; (literary) yes!
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
諾 なぎ
Nagi place name
CHINESE WORDS (113)
承诺 [chéngnuò] #1,990
to promise
诺言 [nuòyán] #5,256
promise
诺基亚 [Nuòjīyà] #25,960
Nokia (company name)
许诺 [xǔnuò] #7,746
promise
诺亚 [Nuòyà] #5,766
Noah
诺贝尔 [Nuòbèi'ěr] #15,058
Nobel (Prize)
雷诺 [Léinuò] #28,369
Reynolds (name)
诺贝尔奖 [Nuòbèi'ěrJiǎng] #14,139
Nobel Prize
斯诺 [Sīnuò] #19,941
Snow (name)
斯诺克 [sīnuòkè] #62,416
snooker (loanword)
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JAPANESE WORDS (46)
⭐ 承諾 [しょうだく] #6,431
consent
快諾 [かいだく] #20,243
ready consent
⭐ 受諾 [じゅだく] #29,831
acceptance
唯々諾々 [いいだくだく] #44,145
obedient
事後承諾 [じごしょうだく] #46,203
ex-post-facto approval
⭐ 許諾 [きょだく] #48,705
consent
諾々 [だくだく] #76,295
obedient
⭐ 内諾 [ないだく] #76,775
informal consent
承諾書 [しょうだくしょ] #80,462
letter of acceptance
応諾 [おうだく] #89,373
consent
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KOREAN WORDS (2)