Chinese Word: 搔 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

搔

Pinyin: sāo

English Definition: to scratch; old variant of 骚

Chinese Definition:
①挠，用手指甲轻刮：搔痒。搔头。隔靴搔痒。
②古同“骚”，扰乱。

Total strokes: 13; Radical: 手

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

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Similar Characters: 掻

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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
搔首弄姿	sāo shǒu nòng zī	to stroke one's hair coquettishly (idiom)
搔扰	sāo rǎo	to disturb; to harass
抓搔	zhuā sāo	to scratch an itch

1		tā 他 jiǎ zhuāng 假装 sāo 搔 ěr duo 耳朵。 He pretended to scratch his ear.
2		rú guǒ 如果 nǐ 你 gǎn dào 感到 yǎng 痒， jiù 就 sāo 搔 hǎo 好 le 了。 Scratch yourself if you itch.
3		bù 不， wǒ 我 zhǐ xiǎng 只想 kě yǐ 可以 zì jǐ 自己 sāo 搔 bí kǒng 鼻孔。 "No, I' d just like to be able to scratch my own nose," he answered.
4		mǎ ér 马儿 zài 在 yòng 用 jiǎo 脚 sāo 搔 de 地， pò bù jí dài 迫不及待 de 地 zhǔn bèi 准备 chū fā 出发。 The horses were pawing the ground in their impatience to start.
5		fú tè 福特 rén 人 réng rán 仍然 zài 在 sāo 搔 zhe 着 tóu pí 头皮、 jù liǎn 聚敛 zhe 着 jiǎng jīn 奖金 … Ford folks are still scratching their heads, and collecting bonuses...

1		tā 他 jiǎ zhuāng 假装 sāo 搔 ěr duo 耳朵。 He pretended to scratch his ear.
2		rú guǒ 如果 nǐ 你 gǎn dào 感到 yǎng 痒， jiù 就 sāo 搔 hǎo 好 le 了。 Scratch yourself if you itch.
3		bù 不， wǒ 我 zhǐ xiǎng 只想 kě yǐ 可以 zì jǐ 自己 sāo 搔 bí kǒng 鼻孔。 "No, I' d just like to be able to scratch my own nose," he answered.
4		mǎ ér 马儿 zài 在 yòng 用 jiǎo 脚 sāo 搔 de 地， pò bù jí dài 迫不及待 de 地 zhǔn bèi 准备 chū fā 出发。 The horses were pawing the ground in their impatience to start.
5		fú tè 福特 rén 人 réng rán 仍然 zài 在 sāo 搔 zhe 着 tóu pí 头皮、 jù liǎn 聚敛 zhe 着 jiǎng jīn 奖金 … Ford folks are still scratching their heads, and collecting bonuses...