Keyword
to scratch
- to yield
- to disturb
- Frequency
- #2565
- Strokes
- 9
Readings
náo
Mnemonic
扌 (hand) gives the meaning and 尧 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
阻挠
to thwart; to obstruct (sth)
挠
to scratch; to thwart; to yield
不屈不挠
unyielding; indomitable
百折不挠
to keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks (idiom); to be undaunted by repeated setbacks; to be indomitable
挠头
tricky; problematic; difficult; to scratch one's head (in puzzlement)
挠痒痒
to tickle
抓挠
to scratch; to mess about with; to quarrel; to scramble to do; sb or sth that one can rely on
挠痒
to scratch an itch
抓耳挠腮
to tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks (as an expression of anxiety, delight, frustration etc) (idiom)
挠曲
to bend; flexing; deflection