懂中文 Dong Chinese

搔

sāo

to scratch

To scratch 扌 a flea bite 蚤; 蚤 also provides the pronunciation

Components
扌 meaning component

扌  Meaning component

shou, shǒu

  

hand

蚤 sound,meaning component

蚤  Sound Meaning component

zǎo

  

flea

Evolution

搔 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
搔 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
搔 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
搔 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

搔  

sāo

to scratch; old variant of 騷|骚[sāo]

Most common words with 搔
Freq.
Word
Meaning

搔

to scratch

搔首弄姿

to stroke one's hair coquettishly (idiom)

搔痒

to tickle

隔靴搔痒

ineffectual