搅 (jiǎo) is a Chinese character meaning “to stir”. It is written from 扌 (hand (radical form)) and 觉 (to feel; to awake (sound component jiào/jué)), side by side, and takes 12 strokes.
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Structure
扌 + 觉
Left–right structure
Structure from: 说文解字 手部: 攪，亂也。从手覺聲 (simplified 搅 = 扌+觉); modern split checked against hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 (strokes 0-2 = 扌, 3-11 = 觉)
Memory aid
A hand (扌) stirs things up until you feel (觉) the mess — to stir, to disturb.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
12 strokes
In real words
- 搅拌jiǎo bànto stir; to mix搅 = jiǎo
- 打搅dǎ jiǎoto disturb; to bother搅 = jiǎospoken asdá jiǎo
Go deeper
All readings
to stir; to disturb
to stir; to mix; to disturb; to annoy
搅拌、翻动使混合；也指打扰、扰乱。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 搅拌jiǎo bànto stir; to mix搅 = jiǎo
- 打搅dǎ jiǎoto disturb; to bother搅 = jiǎospoken asdá jiǎo
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 搅 mean?
搅 (jiǎo) means to stir; to mix; to disturb; to annoy.
How do you pronounce 搅?
It is pronounced jiǎo.
What parts is 搅 made of?
扌 (hand (radical form)) and 觉 (to feel; to awake (sound component jiào/jué)), side by side. The recorded source is: 说文解字 手部: 攪，亂也。从手覺聲 (simplified 搅 = 扌+觉); modern split checked against hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 (strokes 0-2 = 扌, 3-11 = 觉). Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 搅 have?
12. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 搅?
扌. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 搅?
Common ones are 搅拌 and 打搅. The reading of 搅 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.