扰 (rǎo) is a Chinese character meaning “to disturb”. It is written from 扌 (hand (radical form)) and 尤 (especially; outstanding), side by side, and takes 7 strokes.
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Structure
扌 + 尤
Left–right structure
Structure from: kangxi-radical 手部 + IDS ⿰扌尤 (verified against hanzi-writer-data: 3 + 4 = 7 strokes)
Memory aid
A hand (扌) reaching over to poke at 尤 — someone who was doing just fine. That is what it means to bother somebody.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
7 strokes
In real words
- 打扰dǎ rǎoto disturb; to bother扰 = rǎospoken asdá rǎo
- 干扰gān rǎoto interfere with; interference扰 = rǎo
Go deeper
All readings
to disturb
to disturb; to bother; to interfere with; to trouble someone
打搅；使人不能安静地做事。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 打扰dǎ rǎoto disturb; to bother扰 = rǎospoken asdá rǎo
- 干扰gān rǎoto interfere with; interference扰 = rǎo
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 扰 mean?
扰 (rǎo) means to disturb; to bother; to interfere with; to trouble someone.
How do you pronounce 扰?
It is pronounced rǎo.
What parts is 扰 made of?
扌 (hand (radical form)) and 尤 (especially; outstanding), side by side. The recorded source is: kangxi-radical 手部 + IDS ⿰扌尤 (verified against hanzi-writer-data: 3 + 4 = 7 strokes). Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 扰 have?
7. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 扰?
手. 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 扰?
Common ones are 打扰 and 干扰. The reading of 扰 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.