擾
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rǎo · to poke, to disturb, to annoy, to agitate

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18Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

扌Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 擾

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Example sentences

Notice where 擾 sits in each complete thought.

Qí tā rén bù kě yǐ bèi dǎ rǎo.其他人不可以被打擾。

The others can't be bothered.

Source: Tatoeba #816877 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ běn lái bù xiǎng dǎ rǎo nǐ.我本來不想打擾你。

I didn't mean to disturb you.

Source: Tatoeba #5907525 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ hěn bào qiàn dǎ rǎo nǐ le.我很抱歉打擾你了。

I am sorry to trouble you.

Source: Tatoeba #917906 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bù xiǎng dǎ rǎo bié rén.我不想打擾別人。

I didn't mean to bother anyone.

Source: Tatoeba #13137930 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Duì bù qǐ, dǎ rǎo nǐ le.對不起,打擾你了。

Excuse me for interrupting you.

Source: Tatoeba #833782 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Duì bù qǐ dǎ rǎo nǐ le.對不起打擾你了。

I'm sorry to have disturbed you.

Source: Tatoeba #850363 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 擾 in context

  1. Say rǎo, then recall the core meaning: to poke, to disturb, to annoy, to agitate.
  2. Write all 18 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 擾 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.