搔(sāo)

12 strokes

to scratch

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Character information

Pinyin
sāo
Meaning
to scratch; old variant of 骚
Strokes
12
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 搔 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰扌蚤

To scratch 扌 a flea bite 蚤; 蚤 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

扌shǒu蚤zǎo

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 搔 step by step

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

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Words with 搔

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

zhuā抓sāo搔

to scratch an itch

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sāo搔rǎo扰

to disturb; to harass

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sāo搔yǎng痒

to scratch (an itch); to tickle

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sāo搔tóu头nòng弄zī姿

see 搔首弄姿[sao1 shou3 nong4 zi1]

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sāo搔shǒu首nòng弄zī姿

(idiom) to strike a coquettish pose

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gé隔xuē靴sāo搔yǎng痒

lit. to scratch the outside of the boot (idiom)

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Related characters

From 搔’s common words

抓扰痒头弄姿首隔

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