04033 Chinese character of 搔 and pronounce sou1

The Chinese character【搔】(scratch) that we will be discussing today is a word that describes an action or movement. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Tickling or touching. Explanation: To scratch or scrape gently with fingernails or an object. Such as: “itch”, “scratching head”.

Here is the pronunciation of this Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【搔】:sāo

Cantonese Jyutping of 【搔】:sou1

This introduces some basic knowledge regarding the Chinese character 【搔】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【搔】, for example:Describing an action or movement , It means mainly to tickle or touch .Since Chinese characters have profound meanings, they may carry additional complexities and specific usages that are difficult to fully convey here.

【搔】serves as a standalone word but gains depth when partnered with others to form detailed expressions, like【搔癢、搔頭】(Mandarin Pinyin:sāo yǎng 、sāo tóu/ Cantonese Jyutping:sou1 joeng5 、sou1 tau4)

The total stroke number of this character is 13 ,Its usage is more restrictive, making it an advanced-level Chinese character that one only needs to learn when seeking to challenge their own abilities,Below, you’ll find a sentence connected to this character.:


她感到癢癢的,忍不住搔了幾下。

She felt itchy and couldn’t help scratching it a few times.


I hope you can appreciate and enjoy the beauty of Chinese, while gaining more knowledge here. Take your time exploring the information available.