撩
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to tease; to provoke; to stir up (emotions)
15 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,000 U+64A9
How 撩 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
扌 (semantic, “hand”) + 尞 (phonetic)
components: 扌 尞
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 尞
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 尞 (—) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 尞 sound component | — | fuel used for sacrifices |
| 僚 | liáo | companion, colleague; officials; bureaucracy; a pretty face |
| 鹩 | liáo | wren |
| 燎 | liáo | to burn, to light; street lamp; signal fire |
| 寮 | liáo | shanty, hut, shack |
| 缭 | liáo | confused; to bind; to wind around |
| 潦 | lǎo | to flood; puddle; dejected, careless |
| 瞭 | liào | bright; clear-sighted; to understand |
| 镣 | liào | fetters, leg-irons |
| 嘹 | liáo | a clear sound, such as a bell or a soprano; resonant |
| 膫 | liáo | omentum; the fat covering the intestines |
| 蟟 | liáo | cicada |
Words containing 撩
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 撩是生非 | liáo shì shēng fēi | to stir up trouble; to provoke angry exchange |
| 撩人 | liáo rén | to attract; to titillate |
| 撩动 | liáo dòng | to stir up; to provoke |
| 撩开 | liāo kai | to push aside (clothing, curtain etc) to reveal something; to toss aside |
| 撩起 | liāo qǐ | to raise; to lift up (curtains, clothing etc) |
| 撩乱 | liáo luàn | variant of 繚亂|缭乱[liao2 luan4] |
| 撩妹 | liáo mèi | (coll.) to flirt; to hit on girls |
| 撩拨 | liáo bō | to provoke; to tease |
| 撩惹 | liáo rě | to provoke; to tease |
| 撩骚 | liáo sāo | to flirt |
| 撩逗 | liáo dòu | to provoke; to tease |