Word information
Simplified搔痒
Traditional搔癢
Pinyinsāo yǎng
Part of speechDictionary
HSK 3.0Not listed
HSK 2.0Not listed
Character breakdown
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How to learn 搔痒
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Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
抓搔zhuā sāo
to scratch an itch
搔扰sāo rǎoto disturb; to harass
搔头弄姿sāo tóu nòng zīsee 搔首弄姿[sao1 shou3 nong4 zi1]
搔首弄姿sāo shǒu nòng zī(idiom) to strike a coquettish pose
隔靴搔痒gé xuē sāo yǎnglit. to scratch the outside of the boot (idiom); fig. beside the point; ineffectual
手痒shǒu yǎng(fig.) to itch (to do sth)