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disturb

HSK 10 N1
sāo
ソウ
さわ.ぐ、うれい、さわ.がしい
A flea 蚤 biting a horse 馬; 蚤 also provides the pronunciation
Components
Traditional (騷)
horse+ louse =
disturb
Meaning component
horse
Meaning component
zǎo louse
flea
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Simplified (骚)
steed+ louse =
harass
Meaning component
steed
horse
Meaning component
zǎo louse
flea
View phonetic series →
Japanese (騒)
horse =
disturb
horse
𧈡
Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [sāo]
trouble; disturbance; rumpus; flirty; coquettish; abbr. for 離騷|离骚[Lí​Sāo]; literary writings; smell of urine; foul smell; male (animal) (dialect)
Example Sentences