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撓

简挠 · 繁撓

Mandarin · pinyin náo

to scratch
to thwart
to yield

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撓: Look up this written character
挠: náo · scratch; disturb, bother; submit

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jaau1 · naau4 · naau5 · naau6

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character · Etymology 1

to disturb; to bother; to upset
to stir; to mix
to scratch
(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 鬧 /闹 (nào, “noisy”)
to bend; to yield; to flinch
(Nanning Pinghua) paw; claw

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