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搅

jiǎo

to stir; to disturb

A hand stirs tea with a spoon, making a swirl in the cup
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Character

搅 jiǎo

Strokes
12
Radical
扌 — hand
Made of
扌 hand 觉 conscious
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 这篇报道把几个互不相关的事件搅在一起,反而削弱了论证。 Zhè piān bàodào bǎ jǐ ge hù bù xiāngguān de shìjiàn jiǎo zài yìqǐ, fǎn'ér xuēruò le lùnzhèng. This report mixes several unrelated events together, which instead weakens the argument.
  • 他用勺子慢慢搅着杯子里的咖啡。 Tā yòng sháozi mànmàn jiǎozhe bēizi lǐ de kāfēi. He slowly stirred the coffee in the cup with a spoon.
  • 别来搅我,我正在写作业。 Bié lái jiǎo wǒ, wǒ zhèngzài xiě zuòyè. Don't disturb me, I'm doing my homework.

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