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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
zhuā = zhu + a1
to grab / to catch / to arrest / to snatch / to scratch
Add a new mnemonic for 抓 = 扌 + 爪
耳
ěr = Ø + Ø3
ear / handle (archaeology) / and that is all (Classical Chinese)
Add a new mnemonic for 耳 =
挠
撓
náo = n + ao2
to scratch / to thwart / to yield
Add a new mnemonic for 挠 = 尧 + 扌
Add a new mnemonic for 撓 = 扌 + 堯
腮
sāi = s + ai1
cheek
Add a new mnemonic for 腮 = 思 + 月
腮
顋
sāi = s + ai1
variant of 腮[sai1]
Add a new mnemonic for 腮 = 思 + 月
Add a new mnemonic for 顋 = 思 + 頁

Words with 抓耳挠腮

抓耳挠腮 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 抓耳挠腮

抓耳挠腮 currently does not appear in any sentence.
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