挠 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary

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MEANING OF 挠 hsk 6

挠 (撓)

Definition to scratch

Traditional 撓

Pinyin

Zhuyin ㄋㄠˊ

Jyutping naau4

Unicode 6320

Radical 扌

Usage

Input Method Wubi( ratq ) Cangjie( qjpu ) Zhengma( dhgr ) Four Corner( 55012 )

Same Pronunciation 呶铙猱 (náo)

STROKE ORDER

COMMON WORDS WITH 挠
	阻挠 ( 阻撓 ) hsk 6 zǔ náo to thwart / to obstruct (sth) ( 阻撓 ) hsk 6

	不屈不挠 ( 不屈不撓 ) bù qū bù náo unyielding / indomitable ( 不屈不撓 )

	抓耳挠腮 ( 抓耳撓腮 ) zhuā ěr náo sāi to tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks (as an expression of anxiety, delight, frustration etc) (idiom) ( 抓耳撓腮 )

	挠头 ( 撓頭 ) náo tóu tricky / problematic / difficult / to scratch one's head (in puzzlement) ( 撓頭 )

	抓挠 ( 抓撓 ) zhuā nao to scratch / to mess about with / to quarrel / to scramble to do / sb or sth that one can rely on ( 抓撓 )

	百折不挠 ( 百折不撓 ) bǎi zhé bù náo to keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks (idiom) / to be undaunted by repeated setbacks / to be indomitable ( 百折不撓 )

	挠性 ( 撓性 ) náo xìng flexibility / flexibleness ( 撓性 )

	挠曲 ( 撓曲 ) náo qū to bend / flexing / deflection ( 撓曲 )

	挠钩 ( 撓鉤 ) náo gōu iron hook at the end a long pole ( 撓鉤 )

	挠力河 ( 撓力河 ) náo lì hé Naoli River ( 撓力河 )

	挠痒 ( 撓癢 ) náo yǎng scratch / tickle ( 撓癢 )