náo

to scratch

to thwart; to yield

hand (扌) + phonetic (尧) = to scratch or thwart

The hand radical grounds the meaning in physical touch — scratching, clawing, or interfering with something. 尧 contributes the sound náo and carries no semantic weight here.

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他忍不住用手了挠头。

tā rěn bu zhù yòng shǒu náo le náo tóu。

he couldn't help scratching his head with his hand.

背上痒得难受,却没人帮我一下。

bèi shàng yǎng de nán shòu,què méi rén bāng wǒ náo yī xià。

my back itches terribly, but there is no one to scratch it for me.

Words with 挠

阻挠

zǔ náo

to thwart

不屈不挠

bù qū bù náo

unyielding

屈挠

qū náo

to surrender

干挠

gān náo

variant of 干擾|干扰[gan1 rao3], to interfere

抓挠

zhuā nao

to scratch

抓耳挠腮

zhuā ěr náo sāi

to tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks (as an expression of anxiety, delight, frustration etc) (idiom)

挠败

náo bài

defeated

挠曲

náo qū

to bend

挠率

náo lǜ

the torsion (of a space curve)

挠痒痒

náo yǎng yang

to tickle

挠裂

náo liè

split due to repeated folding

挠钩

náo gōu

iron hook at the end a long pole

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