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1.

Animated Stroke Order 挠

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 挠 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 挠

挠 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

挠=扌hand+尧high, ancient emperor

A hand (扌) disturbs or stirs up something like a fire (尧) — to scratch, hinder, or yield.

4.

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 挠

HSK words that contain this character.

阻挠

zǔnáo

obstruct; thwart; stand in the way

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 挠 is used in context

bú不

yào要

zǔ阻

náo挠

bié别

rén人

zhuī

Information

Pinyinnáo

Meaningto scratch

Strokes9

Radical扌

Traditional撓

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#2320

Zhuyinㄋㄠˊ

UnicodeU+6320

CangjieQJPU

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追

qiú求

mèng梦

xiǎng想

。

Don't hinder others from pursuing their dreams.

wǒ我

de的

hòu后

bèi背

hěn很

yǎng痒

，

nǐ你

néng能

bāng帮

wǒ我

náo挠

yí一

xià下

ma吗

？

My back is very itchy, can you scratch it for me?

wén蚊

zǐ子

yǎo咬

de的

dì地

fāng方

xū需

yào要

náo挠

yǎng痒

。

The mosquito bite needs scratching.

zhè这

ge个

wèn问

tí题

zhēn真

ràng让

rén人

náo挠

tóu头

。

This problem is really puzzling.

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