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挠 náo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
náo | nao2
English translation
to scratch
to thwart
to yield
to yield; to scratch, to disturb

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About 挠 náo

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

撓 náo

Contains the radical

扌 shǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

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Etymology of 挠 náo

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰扌尧

Semantic compound

扌 shǒu

Phonetic compound

尧 yáo

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 shǒu represents the meaning and 尧 yáo represents the sound. Simplified form of 撓 náo .

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Example sentences using 挠 náo

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根据 gēnjù 协调 xiétiáo 性 xìng 的 de 要求 yāoqiú ,梁 Liáng 在 zài B点 diǎn 的 de 挠度应 Yìng 为 wéi 零 líng .

Compatibility will require that the girder deflection at B be zero.

我 wǒ 曾 Zēng 以为 yǐwéi 我 wǒ 永远 yǒngyuǎn 不 bù 能 Néng 再 zài 给 gěi 自己 zìjǐ 挠痒了 le .

I thought maybe I'd never be able to scratch myself again.

你 nǐ 再 zài 笑话 xiàohuà 我 wǒ ,我可要 yāo 挠 náo 你 nǐ 痒 yǎng 了 le .

I'll give you a tickle if you laugh at me.

我 wǒ 只好 zhǐhǎo 穿 chuān 上 shǎng 长袖 cháng xiù 衣服 yīfu 以免 yǐmiǎn 自己 zìjǐ 挠痒。

I had to wear long sleeves to stop myself scratching.

参议员 cān yì yuán 西摩威胁 wēixié 说 shuì 要 yāo 发表 fābiǎo 长篇 cháng piān 演说 yǎn shuō 来 lái 阻挠 zǔnáo 议案 yì àn 通过 tōngguò 。

Senator Seymour has threatened a filibuster to block the bill.

Words with 挠 náo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
挠 náo to scratch撓 náo
阻挠 zǔnáo to thwart阻撓
不屈不挠 bù qū bù náo unyielding不屈不撓
挠头 náo tóu tricky撓頭
百折不挠 bǎi zhé bù náo to be indomitable百折不撓
抓挠 zhuā nao to scratch抓撓
抓耳挠腮 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
挠痒痒 náo yǎng yang to tickle撓癢癢
挠曲 náo qū to bend撓曲
痒痒挠 yǎng yang náo backscratcher (made from bamboo etc)癢癢撓
挠钩 náo gōu iron hook at the end a long pole撓鉤
屈挠 qū náo to surrender屈撓
挠率 náo lǜ the torsion (of a space curve)撓率

挠 náo Decomposition & Compounds

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挠 náo Decomposition

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