搔

sāo

s+āo·1st tone

to scratch

Radical: 扌 Strokes: 12

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Less common

Same radical

打拉指报托折推接投护提排

Same radical

打拉指报托折推接投护提排才扬执

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Character Decomposition

搔=扌+蚤

Etymology

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

Meanings

to scratch

sāo

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Words with 搔 34 total

to disturb · to harass搔扰sāo rǎo to scratch (an itch) · to tickle搔痒sāo yǎng to scratch an itch抓搔zhuā sāo lit. to scratch the outside of the boot (idiom) · fig. beside the point · ineffectual隔靴搔痒gé xuē sāo yǎng (idiom) to strike a coquettish pose搔首弄姿sāo shǒu nòng zī

Idioms with 搔 14 total Chain

lit. to scratch the outside of the boot (idiom) · fig. beside the point · ineffectual隔靴搔痒gé xuē sāo yǎng (idiom) to strike a coquettish pose搔首弄姿sāo shǒu nòng zī

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