挠(náo)

HSK 7-99 strokesTrad. 撓

to scratch

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Character information

Pinyin
náo
Meaning
to scratch; to thwart; to yield
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
撓

Origin & structure

Where 挠 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌尧

In this compound, the meaning comes from 扌 (hand); 尧 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

扌shǒu尧yáo

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 挠 step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 挠

Common words using 挠 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

zǔ阻náo挠
HSK 7-9

to thwart

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qū屈náo挠

to surrender; to yield; to flex

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gān干náo挠

variant of 干扰, to interfere

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zhuā抓náo挠

to scratch; to mess about with; to quarrel; to scramble to do; sb or sth th…

Open 抓挠 page →
bù不qū屈bù不náo挠

unyielding

Open 不屈不挠 page →
zhuā抓ěr耳náo挠sāi腮

to tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks (as an expression of anxiety, delight, fru…

Open 抓耳挠腮 page →
náo挠yǎng痒yǎng痒

to tickle

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náo挠tóu头

tricky

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 挠’s common words

阻屈干抓不耳腮痒

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