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scratch

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

sao1 sāo

Meaning


Primary

scratch

Alternatives

scratches, scratching

Mnemonic


[s-] Spongebob is in [1] front of the [-ao] barn trying to 搔 scratch an 虫 insect off of his back that he can't reach. He puts up a 又 folding stool and asks a 扌 finger that is hopping around nearby to go up and 搔 scratch his back. But each time the 扌 finger gets on the 又 folding stool it inadvertently 丶 drops off. Spongebob is going crazy because he really needs to 搔 scratch this itch. The animals in front of the farm look on, amused.

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