| 1 | 阻挠 | 阻撓 | zǔ náo | zu3 nao2 | to thwart; to obstruct (sth) | | |
| 2 | 百折不挠 | 百折不撓 | bǎi zhé bù náo | bai3 zhe2 bu4 nao2 | to keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks (idiom); to be undaunted by repeated setbacks; to be indomitable | | |
| 3 | 不屈不挠 | 不屈不撓 | bù qū bù náo | bu4 qu1 bu4 nao2 | unyielding; indomitable | | |
| 4 | 干挠 | 干撓 | gān náo | gan1 nao2 | variant of 干扰 , to interfere | | |
| 5 | 挠 | 撓 | náo | nao2 | to scratch; to thwart; to yield | | |
| 6 | 挠败 | 撓敗 | náo bài | nao2 bai4 | defeated; routed; crushed | | |
| 7 | 挠钩 | 撓鉤 | náo gōu | nao2 gou1 | iron hook at the end a long pole | | |
| 8 | 挠裂 | 撓裂 | náo liè | nao2 lie4 | split due to repeated folding; flex crack | | |
| 9 | 挠率 | 撓率 | náo lǜ | nao2 lu:4 | the torsion (of a space curve) | | |
| 10 | 挠曲 | 撓曲 | náo qū | nao2 qu1 | to bend; flexing; deflection | | |
| 11 | 挠头 | 撓頭 | náo tóu | nao2 tou2 | tricky; problematic; difficult; to scratch one's head (in puzzlement) | | |
| 12 | 挠痒痒 | 撓癢癢 | náo yǎng yang | nao2 yang3 yang5 | to tickle | | |
| 13 | 屈挠 | 屈撓 | qū náo | qu1 nao2 | to surrender; to yield; to flex | | |
| 14 | 痒痒挠 | 癢癢撓 | yǎng yang náo | yang3 yang5 nao2 | backscratcher (made from bamboo etc) | | |
| 15 | 抓耳挠腮 | 抓耳撓腮 | zhuā ěr náo sāi | zhua1 er3 nao2 sai1 | to tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks (as an expression of anxiety, delight, frustration etc) (idiom) | | |