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干扰

gānrǎo

to disturb; to interfere with

A fly distracting a listener
Memory picture

Characters in this word

干 gān

Strokes
3
Radical
十 — ten, tenth
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

扰 rǎo

Strokes
7
Radical
扌 — hand
Made of
扌 hand 尤 especially, particularly
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 扰

Example phrases

  • 别干扰我。 Bié gānrǎo wǒ. Do not disturb me.
  • 噪音干扰学习。 Zàoyīn gānrǎo xuéxí. Noise interferes with studying.
  • 请勿干扰他。 Qǐng wù gānrǎo tā. Please do not disturb him.

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