骚 (sāo): disturb, coquettish
骚 (sāo) is a Chinese character meaning “disturb, coquettish.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 马 (structural) and 蚤 (structural). It ranks #2182 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 骚 a flea 蚤 biting a horse 马; 蚤 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 马 (horse) appears in many related characters such as 马 (mǎ, horse), 骑 (qí, to ride), 验 (yàn, to test, to verify).
Definitions
- disturb, coquettish
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA flea 蚤 biting a horse 马; 蚤 also provides the pronunciation
Decomposition: ⿰马蚤 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 骚扰verb | sāo rǎo | to disturb |
| 性骚扰verb | xìng sāo rǎo | sexual harassment |
| 骚乱noun | sāo luàn | disturbance |
| 发牢骚verb | fā láo sāo | to whine |
| 骚动verb | sāo dòng | disturbance |
| 风骚noun | fēng sāo | literary excellence |
| 牢骚verb | láo sāo | discontent |
| 拿骚proper-noun | ná sāo | Nassau, capital of The Bahamas |
| 满腹牢骚 | mǎn fù láo sāo | lit. belly full of complaints (idiom) |
| 独领风骚phrase | dú lǐng fēng sāo | most outstanding |
| 骚客noun | sāo kè | (literary) poet |
| 骚乱者 | sāo luàn zhě | a rioter |
| 发骚verb | fā sāo | horny |
| 骚然 | sāo rán | turbulent |
| 骚情 | sāo qíng | frivolous |
骚 appears in 31 compound words: 55 as the first character, 35 as the last, and 10 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 骚 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
他的行为引起了骚动，大家议论纷纷。
Tā de xíngwéi yǐnqǐ le sāodòng, dàjiā yìlùn fēnfēn.
His behavior caused a commotion; everyone was discussing it.
赵露思传执刘亦菲二摊 懒理是非骚香肩卖萌
zhào lù sī chuán zhí liú yì 菲 èr tān lǎn lǐ shì fēi sāo xiāng jiān mài méng
Zhao Lusi passed on Liu Yifei's second stall and was lazy to deal with right and wrong
刘颖镟谭旻萱米兰出招抢镜 谷爱凌转战时装骚获全场掌声道贺
liú yǐng 镟 谭 旻 萱 mǐ lán chū zhāo qiǎng jìng gǔ ài líng zhuǎn zhàn shí zhuāng sāo huò quán chǎng zhǎng shēng dào hè
Liu Yingtuan and Tan Minxuan made a move in Milan to steal the spotlight, and Gu Ailing moved to the fashion show and won applause and congratulations from the audience
尹光为5月骚积极备战 玛姬预告回归乐坛 环星娱乐开市...
尹 guāng wéi yuè sāo jī jí bèi zhàn 玛 姬 yù gào huí guī lè tán huán xīng yú lè kāi shì . . .
Yin Guang is actively preparing for the May riot, Maggie previews her return to the music scene, and Huanxing Entertainment opens the market...
墨西哥贩毒集团头目被杀引发骚乱 总统辛鲍姆指现时局势趋平静
mò xī gē fàn dú jí tuán tóu mù bèi shā yǐn fā sāo luàn zǒng tǒng xīn 鲍 mǔ zhǐ xiàn shí jú shì qū píng jìng
The killing of the leader of the Mexican drug cartel sparked riots President Simbaum said the situation is now calm
密宗灌顶变性骚! 佛大硕生被仁波切狂摸下体:在吸收秽气
mì zōng guàn dǐng biàn xìng sāo ! fó dà shuò shēng bèi rén bō qiē kuáng mō xià tǐ zài xī shōu huì qì
Tantric empowerment transsexuality! The Buddha Da Shuo Sheng was wildly touched by Rinpoche's lower body: absorbing the filthy air
我们军队总是被游击队骚扰。
Wǒmen jūnduì zǒngshì bèi yóujīduì sāorǎo.
Our troops were constantly attacked by the guerrillas.
行动比语言更有说服力。别发牢骚多做事。
Xíngdòng bǐ yǔyán gèng yǒushuōfúlì. bié fāláosāo duō zuòshì.
Actions speak louder than words. Stop complaining and do it.
每人心里都有牢骚。
Měirén xīnli dōu yǒu láosāo.
Everyone has something that's troubling him.
汤姆老是发牢骚。
Tāngmǔ lǎoshi fāláosāo.
Tom complains all the time.
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