扰 meaning and stroke order
To poke, to disturb, to annoy, to agitate
How to write 扰, stroke by stroke
7 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 扰
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to disturb
How 扰 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Hand.
扌 gives the meaning and 尤 hints at the sound.
Radical: 扌 (hand), shared by 342 characters on this site.
How to remember 扰
扰 is a hand 扌 next to 尤 (yóu), which gives the sound. Picture a hand poking at someone over and over until they are disturbed.
扰 almost always appears in two-character words like 打扰 (dǎrǎo), 干扰 (gānrǎo) and 困扰 (kùnrǎo), not on its own. 打扰 is the everyday polite word when you interrupt someone: 不好意思，打扰一下。(Bù hǎoyìsi, dǎrǎo yíxià.) Sorry to bother you for a moment.
Common mistake: Learners often write 扰 as 犹 (yóu) or 优 (yōu), which share the 尤 part but have a different radical. Remember that disturbing someone is done with the hand, so it takes 扌. Also note the third tone: rǎo, not ráo.
Common words with 扰
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 打扰 | dǎrǎo | to disturb; to bother | HSK 5 |
| 困扰 | kùnrǎo | to perplex; to disturb | HSK 5 |
| 干扰 | gānrǎo | to disturb; to interfere | HSK 5 |
| 骚扰 | sāorǎo | to disturb; to cause a commotion | HSK 7-9 |
| 扰乱 | rǎoluàn | to disturb; to perturb | HSK 7-9 |
| 性骚扰 | xìngsāorǎo | sexual harassment | |
| 烦扰 | fánrǎo | to bother; to disturb | |
| 侵扰 | qīnrǎo | to invade and harass | |
| 请勿打扰 | qǐngwùdǎrǎo | please do not disturb |
扰 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 扰
How many strokes are in 扰?
扰 is written with 7 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 扰 mean?
扰 (rǎo) means to poke, to disturb, to annoy, to agitate. A common word with it is 打扰 (dǎrǎo), meaning "to disturb; to bother".
How do you pronounce 扰?
扰 is pronounced rǎo, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 扰?
The radical of 扰 is 扌, which carries the idea of "hand". Dictionaries list 扰 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 扰?
The traditional form of 扰 is 擾. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 扰 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 扰 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 扰 is part of the HSK 5 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard, and you are expected to write it by hand from HSK 3.
What is the difference between 打扰 and 干扰?
打扰 (dǎrǎo) means bothering a person, and it is often used politely, as in 打扰了 when entering or leaving. 干扰 (gānrǎo) means interference, often with signals, work or a process, such as 信号干扰 (xìnhào gānrǎo) signal interference.
How do I say do not disturb in Chinese?
The common phrase is 请勿打扰 (qǐng wù dǎrǎo), which you see on hotel door signs. In speech you can say 别打扰我 (bié dǎrǎo wǒ), don't bother me.