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搞
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engage in

HSK 5
Human →Actions
gǎo
コウ、キョウ
たた.く
Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 高 represents the sound.
Components
扌 hand (side)+ 高 tall =
搞 engage in
扌 Meaning component
shou hand (side)
hand
扌 is a component form of 手.
高 Phonetic component
gāo tall
high, tall
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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 Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
搞
Regular
Modern
Chinese
搞 [gǎo]
to do; to make; to go in for; to set up; to get hold of; to take care of
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (47)
搞好 [gǎo​hǎo] #13,837
to do well at
搞活 [gǎo​huó] #60,733
to enliven
搞鬼 [gǎo​guǐ] #12,475
to make mischief
搞乱 [gǎo​luàn] #31,878
to mess up
搞乱 [gǎo​luàn] #31,878
to mess up
乱搞 [luàn​gǎo] #35,977
to make a mess
乱搞 [luàn​gǎo] #35,977
to make a mess
搞砸 [gǎo​zá] #37,976
to mess (sth) up
瞎搞 [xiā​gǎo] #50,581
to fool around
胡搞 [hú​gǎo] #51,196
to mess around
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