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Information of 搔

Pinyinsāo

Radical

扌

Strokes

12 strokes

Usage

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Definition

disturb / to scratch

搔 [sāo] (Verb) 【本义】: 用指甲轻刮 (Original Meaning): Scratch lightly with fingernails 1. 挠，用手指甲轻刮：～痒。～头。隔靴～痒。 (Scratch, lightly scrape with fingernails: scratch an itch, scratch one's head, scratching through the boot.) 2. 古同“骚”，扰乱。 (Ancient meaning same as "骚", to disturb.) 【造字法】: 形声。从手，蚤声。 (Word formation: Pictophonetic, composed of "hand" and the phonetic component "蚤".) 引 (References) 1. 《说文》：搔，括也。 (Shuowen: "搔" means to grasp.) 2. 《礼记·内则》：而敬仰搔之。注：“摩也。” (Li Ji: "And reverently rub it." Note: "to rub.") 3. 《汉书·枚乘传》：足可搔而绝。集注：“谓抓也。” (Han Shu: "It can be grasped and severed." Summary note: "It means to grab.") 4. 杜甫《春望》：白头搔更短，浑欲不胜簪。 (Du Fu's "Spring Expectation": "With white hair scratched even shorter, I can't support a hairpin.") 例 (Examples) 又如: 搔背 (to scratch the back), 搔掐 (to scratch and pinch), 搔扪 (scratch and touch), 搔摸 (to scratch an itch), 搔首 (scratch the head), 搔耙 (to scrape with claws or other objects). 2. 通“骚”。骚扰;骚乱。 (Also means "骚". To disturb; to cause chaos.) 引 (References) 1. 《淮南子·兵略训》：残贼天下，万民搔动。 (Huainanzi: "The remnants of thieves disturb the world, all the people are disturbed.") 2. 《盐铁论·非鞅》：吴起长兵攻取，楚人搔动，相与泣悼王。 (Yan Tie Lun: "Wu Qi leads troops to attack, the people of Chu are disturbed, weeping for their king.") 3. 《三国志·陆凯传》：所在搔扰，更为烦苛。 (Records of the Three Kingdoms: "Everywhere disturbed, even more burdensome.") 例 (Examples) 又如: 搔动 (to stir, to disturb), 搔扰 (to disturb and trouble), 搔搔 (an expression of worry).

搔头 sāo tóu

Scratch your head

搔首 sāo shǒu

scratch one's head

搔首弄姿 sāo shǒu nòng zī

to stroke one's hair coquettishly (idiom)

搔痒 sāo yǎng

to scratch (an itch) / to tickle

隔靴搔痒 gé xuē sāo yǎng

lit. to scratch the outside of the boot (idiom) / fig. beside the point / ineffectual

Input Method for 搔

Pinyinsao1

Wubi

rcyj

Cangjie

qeii

Zhengma

dxsi

Four Corner

57036

Unicode

U+6414

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