挠 = 扌 + 尧

挠 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “scratch”. It is built from 扌 (hand) and 尧 (a legendary ancient emperor-sage).

Keyword: scratch
Pinyin (Mandarin): náo
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: царапина

Decomposition

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扌 hand
尧 a legendary ancient emperor-sage

How to find 挠 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “hand” + “a legendary ancient emperor-sage”. 挠 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 挠 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.