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
扰乱
rǎoluàn
to disrupt; to disturb
Characters in this word
乱 luàn
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 乚 — secret, hidden, mysterious
Example phrases
- 突然传出的谣言扰乱了市场预期，股价随即大幅波动。 Tūrán chuán chū de yáoyán rǎoluàn le shìchǎng yùqī, gǔjià suíjí dàfú bōdòng. The rumours that suddenly spread disrupted market expectations, and share prices fluctuated sharply soon afterwards.
- 广场上的噪声扰乱了附近居民的生活。 Guǎngchǎng shàng de zàoshēng rǎoluàn le fùjìn jūmín de shēnghuó. The noise from the plaza disturbed the lives of nearby residents.
- 请不要在课堂上扰乱秩序，有问题先举手。 Qǐng búyào zài kètáng shàng rǎoluàn zhìxù, yǒu wèntí xiān jǔshǒu. Please don't disrupt the order in class; if you have a question, raise your hand first.
Related words
- 打扰 dǎrǎo to disturb; to bother
- 干扰 gānrǎo to disturb; to interfere with
- 困扰 kùnrǎo to trouble; to bother
- 骚扰 sāorǎo to harass; to disturb
- 乱 luàn messy; chaotic
- 混乱 hùnluàn chaotic, disorderly
- 捣乱 dǎoluàn to make trouble; to disrupt
- 胡乱 húluàn randomly; carelessly; without order
- 胡思乱想 húsīluànxiǎng to indulge in wild thoughts; to let one's imagination run away
- 慌乱 huāngluàn panicked; flustered; in disorder
- 乱七八糟 luànqībāzāo in a complete mess; all in disorder
- 忙乱 mángluàn flustered; in a hurried mess