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搞 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
搞 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
搞 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
搞 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
搞 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
搞 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
搞 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
搞 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

搞 Stroke Order — How to Write 搞

Stroke Order

搞 is written in 13 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.

搞 Radical and Character Components

Components:扌高

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

Radical: 扌 + 10 more strokes

搞 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • gǎo

Meanings of 搞 in Chinese

1

gǎo搞

To do, make, handle, or manage (something), often implying effort or a specific outcome.
我们一定要把这个项目搞好。
We must ensure this project is done well.

Common Words and Phrases with 搞

1
gǎo搞fǎ法
way of doing something; approach; method
我们应该改变一下这种搞法，尝试一些新的策略。
We should change this approach and try some new strategies.
2
gǎo搞guǐ鬼
To play tricks or do mischief, often secretly or by underhand means.
你是不是在背后搞鬼，把我的东西藏起来了？
Are you playing tricks behind my back and hiding my stuff?
3
gǎo搞hǎo好
Make a good job of; do well.
为了让邻居帮忙照看宠物，她特意买了一些礼物去搞好关系。
To get her neighbor to help look after her pet, she specifically bought some gifts to butter them up.
4
gǎo搞huó活
To enliven or revitalize, often referring to an economy or an activity by taking measures or actions to make it more vibrant.
为了搞活市场，商店推出了很多促销活动。
To vitalize the market, the store launched many promotional activities.
5
gǎo搞kuǎ垮
To cause someone or something to fail, be destroyed, or become exhausted.
管理不善会把一家公司搞垮。
Poor management can ruin a company.
6
gǎo搞liǎng两miàn面pài派
To engage in double-dealing; to be two-faced or hypocritical, often involving betrayal.
在团队合作中，最让人讨厌的就是那些搞两面派的人，他们会破坏信任。
In teamwork, the most disliked people are those who are two-faced or double-dealing, as they destroy trust.
7
gǎo搞luàn乱
To mess up, disorganize, or confuse.
孩子们把房间搞乱了，到处都是玩具和衣服。
The children messed up the room; toys and clothes are everywhere.
8
gǎo搞píng平héng衡
To achieve balance or equilibrium, especially between opposing forces or parties; to stabilize.
在工作和生活之间搞平衡是很重要的。
It's very important to balance work and life.
9
gǎo搞wèi卫shēng生
To clean up or sanitize an environment, or to attend to personal hygiene.
周末的时候，我们一家人会一起搞卫生
On weekends, our whole family cleans together.
10
gǎo搞xiǎo小dòng动zuò作
To make petty moves or engage in little tricks, often secretly and to undermine others.
在团队项目中，我们应该坦诚合作，而不是在背后搞小动作。
In team projects, we should cooperate openly and honestly, rather than engaging in petty maneuvers behind the scenes.
11
gǎo搞zāng脏
to make something dirty or messy
孩子们玩耍时总是容易把房间搞脏。
Children tend to make the room messy when they play.
12
gǎo搞zāo糟
To mess up or ruin something, often due to error or poor judgment.
由于他没有仔细检查，最终把整个项目搞糟了。
Because he didn't check carefully, he ended up messing up the entire project.

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Questions about 搞

What does 搞 mean in Chinese?

搞 (gǎo) means “To do” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 搞?

搞 is pronounced gǎo in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 搞 have?

搞 has 13 strokes.

How do you write 搞?

搞 is written in 13 strokes, starting from the radical 扌. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 搞?

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