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扰 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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扰 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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扰 Stroke Order — How to Write 扰

Stroke Order

扰 is written in 7 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 扌, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

扰 Radical and Character Components

Components:扌尤

扰 is a phono-semantic compound: 扌 (hand) carries the meaning, while 尤 indicates the sound.

Radical: 扌 + 4 more strokes

扰 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • rǎo

Meanings of 扰 in Chinese

1

rǎo扰

To disturb, disrupt, or interfere with; to harass.
请不要大声喧哗,以免扰乱他人学习。
Please don't make loud noises, so as not to disturb others' studies.
To trouble, disturb, or inconvenience someone, often used politely to apologize for bothering them.
不好意思,打扰一下。
Excuse me, may I bother you for a moment?
To pacify; to make peaceful, orderly, or submissive, often in the context of achieving stability.
经过多方努力,局势终于得以安扰。
After much effort from various parties, the situation finally became peaceful and settled.
To raise, tame, or train animals (an archaic usage).
古人驯扰野兽,使其为人所用
Ancient people tamed wild beasts, making them useful to humans.

Common Words and Phrases with 扰

1
rǎo扰dòng动
disturbance
突然的噪音扰动了教室里的平静气氛。
The sudden noise disturbed the peaceful atmosphere in the classroom.
2
rǎo扰luàn乱
To disturb, disrupt, or cause confusion and disorder.
请不要在图书馆里大声喧哗,以免扰乱其他同学学习。
Please do not make loud noises in the library, so as not to disturb other students' studies.
3
rǎo扰rǎng攘
Tumult; a noisy and chaotic disturbance.
节日期间,商业街总是人头攒动,一片扰攘
During the holiday season, the commercial street is always crowded and full of commotion.
4
rǎo扰rǎo扰
Chaotic; disordered; in confusion.
窗外风雪扰扰,行人匆匆,仿佛整个世界都陷入了一片忙乱之中。
Outside the window, the wind and snow were in a chaotic flurry, and pedestrians hurried by, as if the entire world had fallen into a state of busy disorder.
5
rǎo扰xí袭
to harass and attack
夜间,蚊虫的扰袭让人难以入眠。
At night, the constant harassment from mosquitoes made it difficult to fall asleep.
6
rǎo扰zá杂
To mix in a disorderly and disturbing way.
各种声音扰杂在一起,让人无法集中注意力。
Various sounds mingled together, making it difficult for people to concentrate.

More words with 扰

  • qīn侵rǎo扰to invade and harass
  • sāo骚rǎo扰harassment, to harass
  • chán缠rǎo扰stalk, harass
  • tāo叨rǎo扰Sorry to bother you, Sorry for the trouble
  • xuān喧rǎo扰noise and disturbance
  • zǔ阻rǎo扰To hinder, obstruct, or disturb.
  • kùn困rǎo扰trouble, bother
  • zī滋rǎo扰harassment, disturbance
  • chù俶rǎo扰begin to disturb; stir up trouble
  • cuàn窜rǎo扰harass, intrude
  • fán烦rǎo扰annoyance, trouble
  • jiǎo搅rǎo扰disturb, annoy
  • kàng抗gān干rǎo扰Anti-interference, Interference immunity
  • xùn驯rǎo扰to tame; to make submissive
  • dá打rǎo扰disturb, bother
  • shēng声gān干rǎo扰Acoustic interference, Noise interference
  • gān干rǎo扰disturb, interfere
  • rǎo扰mín民Disturb the public, Public nuisance
  • fēn纷rǎo扰Disturbance, Bustle
  • dá打rǎo扰dào到disturb, bother

Idioms with 扰

  • yōng庸rén人zì自rǎo扰worry needlessly and bring trouble upon oneself
  • zì自xiāng相jīng惊rǎo扰cause unnecessary alarm within one's own group
  • ér儿lián怜shòu兽rǎo扰cherish children, tame beasts
  • fán繁jù剧fēn纷rǎo扰extremely complicated and chaotic
  • fēn纷fēn纷rǎo扰rǎo扰chaotic and bustling
  • shēng生shì事rǎo扰mín民cause trouble and disturb the public
  • shì世rǎo扰sú俗luàn乱social unrest and moral decay
  • shì世shì事fēn纷rǎo扰Worldly affairs are turbulent and confusing
  • bīng兵gē戈rǎo扰rǎng攘warfare's social upheaval and turmoil
  • jiāng江fān翻hǎi海rǎo扰overwhelming turbulent force
  • yì意rǎo扰xīn心fán烦disturbed and agitated in mind
  • yún云rǎo扰fú幅liè裂widespread turmoil and disintegration

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Questions about 扰

What does 扰 mean in Chinese?

扰 (rǎo) means “To trouble” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 扰?

扰 is pronounced rǎo in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 扰 have?

扰 has 7 strokes.

How do you write 扰?

扰 is written in 7 strokes, starting from the radical 扌. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 扰?

The radical of 扰 is 扌, and 扰 is a phono-semantic compound.

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