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挠

Traditional: 撓

náo

HSK 3.0 · 7–9

náo · naau4 (Jyutping)

  1. to scratch
  2. to thwart
  3. to yield

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Character breakdown

挠

Meaning
scratch; disturb, bother; submit
Radical
扌
Strokes
9
Components
⿰扌尧
Cangjie
QJPU
Four-corner
5501

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