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攪 meaning and stroke order

jiǎo

To annoy, to disturb, to stir up

23 strokesRadical 扌Simplified 搅
Strokes23
Pinyinjiǎo
ToneTone 3
Frequency#4,352
Printable worksheet

How to write 攪, stroke by stroke

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Meaning of 攪

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.

jiǎothird tone (dipping)
  1. to disturb
  2. to annoy
  3. to mix
  4. to stir

How 攪 is built

Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Hand.

shǒuhand+juéconscious

扌 gives the meaning and 覺 hints at the sound.

Radical: 扌 (hand), shared by 342 characters on this site.

How to remember 攪

攪 is a hand 扌 next to 覺 (jué), which gives the sound. Picture a hand reaching in to stir things up and wake someone's attention, so you disturb them.

攪 means to stir or mix something physically, and also to disturb or bother people. It is very common in the polite phrase 打攪 (dǎjiǎo) and in cooking words like 攪拌 (jiǎobàn). Example: 不好意思，打攪一下。(Bù hǎoyìsi, dǎjiǎo yíxià.) Sorry to bother you for a moment.

Common mistake: Learners often read 攪 as jué or jiào because of the phonetic part 覺, but the correct reading is jiǎo with the third tone. Also do not confuse it with 覺 alone, which has no hand radical and means to feel or sleep.

Common words with 攪

Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.

WordPinyinMeaningLevel
打攪dǎjiǎoto disturb; to trouble; to botherHSK 7-9
攪拌jiǎobànto stir; to agitateHSK 7-9
攪和jiǎohuoto mix; to blend; (fig.) to spoil; to mess up things
攪亂jiǎoluànto disrupt; to throw into disorder
攪局jiǎojúto upset the apple cart; to disrupt things
攪拌機jiǎobànjīblender; food mixer

Questions about 攪

How many strokes are in 攪?

攪 is written with 23 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.

What does 攪 mean?

攪 (jiǎo) means to annoy, to disturb, to stir up. A common word with it is 打搅 (dǎjiǎo), meaning "to disturb; to trouble; to bother".

How do you pronounce 攪?

攪 is pronounced jiǎo, in the third tone (dipping).

What is the radical of 攪?

The radical of 攪 is 扌, which carries the idea of "hand". Dictionaries list 攪 under this radical.

What is the simplified form of 攪?

攪 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 搅, used in mainland China and Singapore.

What is the difference between 打攪 and 打擾?

Both mean to disturb or bother someone and are often interchangeable in polite phrases. 打擾 (dǎrǎo) sounds a little more formal, while 打攪 is common in everyday speech.

Why is 攪和 pronounced jiǎohuo?

In 攪和 the second syllable 和 is read huo with a neutral tone, not hé. The word can mean to mix things together or, figuratively, to mess things up.