Chinese word dictionary

搔头弄姿

sāo tóu nòng zī · see 搔首弄姿[sao1 shou3 nong4 zi1]

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Word information

Simplified搔头弄姿

Traditional搔頭弄姿

Pinyinsāo tóu nòng zī

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

搔sāo

to scratch

头tóu

head; chief, boss; first, top

弄nòng

to do; to mock, to tease; to play with

姿zī

grace, good looks; bearing, poise, posture

How to learn 搔头弄姿

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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头tóu

head; hair style; the top; end; beginning or end; a stub; remnant; chief; boss; side; aspect; first; leading; classifier for pigs or livestock; CL:個|个[ge4]

hair (on the head)

to nod

steamed bun

old variant of 弄[nong4]; to do; to manage; to handle; to play with; to fool with; to mess with; to fix; to toy with

抬头táitóu

to raise one's head; to look up; (fig.) to begin to emerge; to show signs of growth; (commerce) account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc