Translation of 挠 to English with examples of 挠 -Chinese-English dictionary Trainchinese

挠

撓

náo

v. scratch; hinder; bend, yield

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CHARACTER COMPOSITION

RADICAL

扌 hand (for 挠)

手 hand (for 撓)

SIMILAR CHARACTERS

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Simplified Chinese

Traditional Chinese

Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.

EXAMPLES

阻挠

阻撓

zǔ náo

v. obstruct, make difficulties

挠痒痒

撓癢癢

náo yǎng yang

v. scratch because of itching

抓耳挠腮

抓耳撓腮

zhuā ěr náo sāi

idiom. scratch one's ears and cheeks in embarrassment

不屈不挠

不屈不撓

bù qū bù náo

adj. unyielding, indomitable