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Character

挠 náo

HSK 7–9Character

to rub your skin with your nails because it itches

Radical
扌
Strokes
9
Structure
Left–right
Parts
扌 尧
Traditional
撓
Frequency
#3231 most common character
Practice writing

Meaning

náo

nao2
  1. to rub your skin with your nails because it itches
  2. to stop someone or something; to make a plan fail

Examples

  • 我的背很痒，请帮我挠一挠。

    wǒ de bèi hěn yǎng qǐng bāng wǒ náo yi náo

    My back is itchy. Please scratch it for me.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 猫喜欢用爪子挠沙发。

    māo xǐ huan yòng zhǎo zi náo shā fā

    The cat likes to scratch the sofa with its claws.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 坏天气挠乱了我们的计划。

    huài tiān qì náo luàn le wǒ men de jì huà

    The bad weather disrupted our plans.

    AI-generated sentence

Stroke order

All 9 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 挠

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Words with 挠

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挠头náo tóutrickyWord挠曲náo qūto bendWord挠率náo lǜthe torsion (of a space curve)Word挠裂náo lièsplit due to repeated foldingWord挠败náo bàidefeatedWord挠钩náo gōuiron hook at the end a long poleWord挠痒痒náo yǎng yangto tickleWord阻挠zǔ náoto try hard to stop something from happeningWordHSK 7–9屈挠qū náoto surrenderWord
干挠gān náoto bother someone and make it hard to do something↗Variant of 干扰WordUnreviewed
抓挠zhuā naoto scratchWord痒痒挠yǎng yang náobackscratcher (made from bamboo etc)Word

Same radical 扌

All characters with 扌 →
把bǎ打dǎ拉lā接jiē提tí报bào指zhǐ持chí舉jǔ才cái找zhǎo据jù
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