骚
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(bound form) to disturb; to disrupt; flirty; coquettish; abbr. for 離騷|离骚[Li2 Sao1]; (literary) literary writings; poetry; foul-smelling (variant of 臊[sao1]); (dialect) (of certain domestic animals) male
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 馬 +9
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 騷
- Common rank
- #1,956
- Unicode
- U+9A9A
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Formation & memory
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Words with 骚
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 独领风骚 | most outstanding; par excellence | |
| 骚乱者 | a rioter | |
| 骚动 | disturbance; uproar; CL:陣|阵[zhen4]; to become restless | |
| 骚体 | poetry in the style of 離騷|离骚[Li2 Sao1] | |
| 发骚 | horny; lecherous | |
| 风骚 | literary excellence; flirtatious behavior | |
| 骚情 | frivolous; flirtatious | |
| 骚然 | turbulent | |
| 骚包 | (slang) alluring; showy; flashy and enticing person; painted Jezebel | |
| 骚话 | obscenities; lewd talk | |
| 满腹牢骚 | lit. belly full of complaints (idiom); discontent; always moaning and complaining | |
| 骚客 | (literary) poet; literati | |
| 骚货 | loose woman; slut | |
| 离骚 | On Encountering Sorrow, poem by Qu Yuan 屈原[Qu1 Yuan2] in Songs of Chu 楚辭|楚辞[Chu3 ci2] | |
| 性骚扰 | sexual harassment | |
| 发牢骚 | to whine; to be grouchy | |
| 骚乱 | disturbance; riot; to create a disturbance | |
| 骚味 | foul smell | |
| 拿骚 | Nassau, capital of The Bahamas | |
| 骚瑞 | (loanword) sorry |