"挠" Chinese-English Dictionary

挠 náo

Traditional: 撓
Radical: 手 (4 traits)
Number of strokes: 9
Structure: gauche et droite

Cangjie: QJPU 手十心山
Sijiao: 0550.1
Wubi: RATQ
GB 2312: C4D3
Unicode: U+6320

Decomposition Practice Sheet Dictionary of examples Synonyms

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
挠撓	náo	to scratch / to thwart / to yield	syn

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
挠头撓頭	náo tóu	tricky / problematic / difficult / to scratch one's head (in puzzlement)	syn
挠败撓敗	náo bài	defeated / routed / crushed
挠钩撓鉤	náo gōu	iron hook at the end a long pole
挠裂撓裂	náo liè	split due to repeated folding / flex crack
挠率撓率	náo lǜ	the torsion (of a space curve)
挠曲撓曲	náo qū	to bend / flexing / deflection
挠痒痒撓癢癢	náo yǎng yang	to tickle
挠性立管	náo xìng lì guǎn	flexible riser

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
阻挠阻撓	zǔ náo	to thwart / to obstruct (sth)	syn
抓挠抓撓	zhuā nao	to scratch / to mess about with / to quarrel / to scramble to do / sb or sth that one can rely on	syn
干挠干撓	gān náo	variant of 干擾\|干扰[gan1 rao3], to interfere
屈挠屈撓	qū náo	to surrender / to yield / to flex
痒痒挠癢癢撓	yǎng yang náo	backscratcher (made from bamboo etc)
不屈不挠不屈不撓	bù qū bù náo	unyielding / indomitable	syn
百折不挠百折不撓	bǎi zhé bù náo	to keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks (idiom) / to be undaunted by repeated setbacks / to be indomitable	syn
抓耳挠腮抓耳撓腮	zhuā ěr náo sāi	to tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks (as an expression of anxiety, delight, frustration etc) (idiom)	syn
阻挠战术阻撓戰術		obstructionist tactics