搅 meaning and stroke order
To disturb; to annoy; to mix
How to write 搅, stroke by stroke
12 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 搅
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to disturb
- to annoy
- to mix
- to stir
How 搅 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Hand.
扌 gives the meaning and 觉 hints at the sound.
Radical: 扌 (hand), shared by 342 characters on this site.
How to remember 搅
搅 is pictophonetic: the hand radical 扌 gives the meaning, and 觉 (jué / jiào) hints at the sound. Picture a hand stirring a pot, and then stirring up trouble that wakes someone who was asleep (睡觉).
搅 means to physically stir or mix, and figuratively to disturb or mess something up. It usually appears in compounds like 搅拌 (jiǎobàn) for stirring and 打搅 (dǎjiǎo) for bothering someone. Example: 不好意思，打搅你一下。(Bù hǎoyìsi, dǎjiǎo nǐ yíxià.) Sorry to bother you for a moment.
Common mistake: Learners often read 搅 as jué or jiào because of the phonetic 觉, but it is jiǎo with a third tone. It is also easy to confuse with 绞 (jiǎo, to twist or wring), which has the silk radical and the same sound.
Common words with 搅
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
搅 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 搅
How many strokes are in 搅?
搅 is written with 12 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 搅 mean?
搅 (jiǎo) means to disturb; to annoy; to mix. A common word with it is 打搅 (dǎjiǎo), meaning "to disturb; to trouble; to bother".
How do you pronounce 搅?
搅 is pronounced jiǎo, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 搅?
The radical of 搅 is 扌, which carries the idea of "hand". Dictionaries list 搅 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 搅?
The traditional form of 搅 is 攪. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 搅 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 搅 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 搅 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 打搅 and 打扰?
Both mean to disturb or bother someone, and both work in polite phrases like 打扰了 or 打搅了. 打扰 (dǎrǎo) is more common in everyday speech and writing, while 打搅 sounds a little more colloquial or old-fashioned.
How is 搅和 pronounced and what does it mean in casual speech?
In speech it is usually jiǎohuo, with a light neutral tone on the second syllable. Besides mixing things together, it often means to meddle or mess things up, as in 别瞎搅和 (bié xiā jiǎohuo), stop messing around with it.