(rǎo)

HSK 57 strokesTrad.

to disturb

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
rǎo
Meaning
to disturb
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌尤

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

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

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

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

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Words with

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

kùnrǎo
HSK 5

to perplex

Open 困扰 page →
gānrǎo
HSK 5

to disturb

Open 干扰 page →
rǎo
HSK 5

to disturb

Open 打扰 page →
rǎoluàn
HSK 7-9

to disturb

Open 扰乱 page →
sāorǎo
HSK 7-9

to disturb

Open 骚扰 page →
qīnrǎo

to invade and harass

Open 侵扰 page →
tāorǎo

to bother; to trouble; (polite expression of appreciation for time taken to…

Open 叨扰 page →
xuānrǎo

to disturb by noise

Open 喧扰 page →

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