抓耳挠腮

抓
抓
耳
耳
挠
撓
腮
腮
to tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks (as an expression of anxiety, delight, frustration etc) (idiom)

Characters and words in 抓耳挠腮

抓
zhua̅ = zhu + a1
to grab / to catch / to arrest / to snatch / to scratch
抓 = 扌 + 爪 : Julian Giant Squid (zhu) morphed into a new superhero form: he has claws (爪) on each tentacle and is additionally wielding several toy claws (扌). He wants to catch (抓) every criminal on earth this way, and he starts in front of the ashram (a1).
耳
ěr = Ø + Ø3
ear / handle (archaeology) / and that is all (Classical Chinese)
It ist what it looks like: an ear.
挠
撓
náo = n + ao2
to scratch / to thwart / to yield
挠 = 尧 + 扌 : 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.
腮
sa̅i = s + ai1
cheek
腮 = 思 + 月 : The moon (月) considers (思) using rouge (腮) on its cheeks (腮) in front of the airplane (ai1), but Socrates (s) recommends growing a full beard (腮) instead just like himself.
腮
顋
sa̅i = s + ai1
variant of 腮[sai1]
腮 = 思 + 月 : The moon (月) considers (思) using rouge (腮) on its cheeks (腮) in front of the airplane (ai1), but Socrates (s) recommends growing a full beard (腮) instead just like himself.

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