搔 — Chinese character
搔
sāo
to scratch
- Pinyin
- sāo
- Radical
- 64 ⼿ (Hand)
- Strokes
- 12
- Components
- 扌 蚤
- Formation
- ideographic — To scratch 扌 a flea bite 蚤; 蚤 also provides the pronunciation
Common words with 搔
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 搔痒 (搔癢) | sāo yǎng | to scratch (an itch); to tickle |
| 搔首弄姿 | sāo shǒu nòng zī | (idiom) to strike a coquettish pose |
| 隔靴搔痒 (隔靴搔癢) | gé xuē sāo yǎng | lit. to scratch the outside of the boot (idiom); fig. beside the point |
| 搔扰 (搔擾) | sāo rǎo | to disturb; to harass |
| 抓搔 | zhuā sāo | to scratch an itch |
| 搔头弄姿 (搔頭弄姿) | sāo tóu nòng zī | see 搔首弄姿 (sāo shǒu nòng zī) |
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.