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瘙

sào

Character

What 瘙 means

1. itch
2. old term for scabies
3. Taiwan pr. sāo

Words starting with 瘙

• 瘙痒sào yǎngto itch; itchiness
• 瘙痒病sào yǎng bìngscrapie (prion disease of sheep)
• 瘙痒症sào yǎng zhèngpruritus; itchy skin

Words containing 瘙

• 羊瘙痒病yáng sào yǎng bìngscrapie (prion disease of sheep)
• 羊瘙痒症yáng sào yǎng zhèngscrapie (prion disease of sheep)

Characters built on 蚤

These share the phonetic component 蚤 (zǎo), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 骚sāo(bound form) to disturb; to disrupt; flirty; coquettish; abbr. for 离骚
• 搔sāoto scratch; old variant of 骚

Characters that look like 瘙

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 蓬péngfleabane (family Asteraceae); disheveled; classifier for luxuriant plants, smoke, ashes…
• 瘘lòufistula; ulceration
• 瘩daused in 疙瘩
• 痿wěiatrophy
• 瘢bānmark; scar on the skin
• 漆qīpaint; lacquer; to paint (furniture, walls etc)

Sounds the same

Read sào, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 扫(bound form) a (large) broom
• 臊shame; bashfulness; to shame
• 喿chirping of birds
• 氉restless, melancholy
• 埽dike; old variant of 扫