to scratch / to thwart / to yield

= + : Napoleon (n) wants to go out and subdue the world, but in the aorta's kitchen (ao2), as he wants to leave, Tang Yao (尧) thwarts his plans (挠) by obstructing the entrance with a toy claw (扌) so Napoleon cannot leave.

挠 character breakdown

surname Yao / Yao or Tang Yao (c. 2200 BC), one of Five legendary Emperors 五帝[wu3 di4], second son of Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾[Di4 Ku4]

= + : Maud Younger (y) is dancing with Tang Yao (尧) in the aorta's kitchen (ao2). They are dancing to the music produced by Bigfoot (丈) playing a Sihu (兀).
"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a toy claw.

Characters with 挠 as component

挠 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 挠

to thwart / to obstruct (sth)
tricky / problematic / difficult / to scratch one's head (in puzzlement)
to keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks (idiom) / to be undaunted by repeated setbacks / to be indomitable
to tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks (as an expression of anxiety, delight, frustration etc) (idiom)
defeated / routed / crushed
to bend / flexing / deflection
the torsion (of a space curve)
split due to repeated folding / flex crack
iron hook at the end a long pole
backscratcher (made from bamboo etc)
to surrender / to yield / to flex
variant of 干擾|干扰[gan1 rao3], to interfere
to scratch / to mess about with / to quarrel / to scramble to do / sb or sth that one can rely on

Sentences with 挠

挠 currently does not appear in any sentence.