扰

擾

rǎo

尤 + 扌

Definitions

rǎo (verb) to disturb; to trouble; to bother

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 憂 represents the sound. Simplified form of 擾.

Semantic: 扌 Phonetic: 尤

About

扰 is the simplified form of 擾, a phono-semantic compound combining the hand radical 扌 (shǒu) on the left, indicating a manual action, with the phonetic component 憂 (yōu) on the right. Since 憂 means sorrow or worry, it also reinforces the idea of causing emotional distress or trouble. In the simplified character, 憂 is replaced by 尤 (yóu), which serves only as a sound marker. Originally referring to the physical act of agitating, disturbing, or causing disorder, the meaning later expanded to include actions that annoy, interrupt, or mentally agitate others, frequently appearing in contexts of harassment, bothering, or disrupting peace.

Etymology Hide

Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

请不要打扰我。

Qǐng bùyào dǎrǎo wǒ.

Please don't disturb me.

噪音干扰学习。

Zàoyīn gānrǎo xuéxí.

Noise interferes with studying.

她的哭声打扰了邻居。

Tā de kūshēng dǎrǎo le línjū.

Her crying disturbed the neighbors.

他扰乱了我的计划。

Tā rǎoluànle wǒ de jìhuà.

He disrupted my plan.

这个问题困扰了我很久。

Zhège wèntí kùnrǎo le wǒ hěn jiǔ.

This problem has troubled me for a long time.

外部干扰会影响比赛结果。

Wàibù gānrǎo huì yǐngxiǎng bǐsài jiéguǒ.

External interference can affect the game result.

网络干扰导致信号中断。

Wǎngluò gānrǎo dǎozhì xìnhào zhōngduàn.

Network interference caused signal interruption.

持续不断的噪音扰乱了整个社区的宁静。

Chíxù bùduàn de zàoyīn rǎoluànle zhěnggè shèqū de níngjìng.

The constant noise disturbed the peace of the entire community.

Related Characters

Component: 尤

Component: 扌

扰