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scratch

HSK 10
Human →Actions
sāo
ソウ
か.く
To scratch 扌 a flea bite 蚤; 蚤 also provides the pronunciation
Components
扌 hand (side)+ 蚤 louse =
搔 scratch
扌 Meaning component
shou hand (side)
hand
蚤 Meaning component
zǎo louse
flea
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Notes
Similar Characters
奉 proffer扎 prick扑 strike (simp)扒 pick pockets打 strike扔 throw away払 caress (jp)托 hold up (simp)扛 carry over the shoulder扢 caper扣 button扦 poke扪 stoke (simp)扫 clear (simp)扬 scatter (simp)扭 twist扮 play the part of扯 yank扰 annoy (simp)扳 tug
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
搔
Regular
Modern
Chinese
搔 [sāo]
to scratch; old variant of 騷|骚[sāo]
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (6)
搔首弄姿 [sāo​shǒu​nòng​zī] #33,863
to stroke one's hair coquettishly (idiom)
搔痒 [sāo​yǎng] #37,664
to scratch (an itch)
隔靴搔痒 [gé​xuē​sāo​yǎng] #48,149
lit. to scratch the outside of the boot (idiom)
抓搔 [zhuā​sāo]
to scratch an itch
搔扰 [sāo​rǎo]
to disturb
搔扰 [sāo​rǎo]
to disturb
JAPANESE WORDS (87)
⭐ 掻く [かく] #5,814
to scratch
汗をかく [あせをかく] #7,500
to perspire
かき消す [かきけす] #9,299
to erase
かき集める [かきあつめる] #10,899
to gather up
掻き分ける [かきわける] #12,290
to push aside
かき回す [かきまわす] #12,292
to stir
かき混ぜる [かきまぜる] #12,786
to mix
足掻く [あがく] #14,332
to paw (at) the ground
かき上げる [かきあげる] #16,686
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers
かき乱す [かきみだす] #17,685
to disturb
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