How to Write 搅 (jiǎo) — Meaning “to stir; to disturb”

Imagine using your hand (扌) to stir a pot, and you can "feel" (觉) the spoon hitting the bottom as you mix. This connection between hand action and feeling helps recall both the shape and the meaning.

Pay special attention to the right part 觉: the top part (学 without the child radical) is small and narrow, while the bottom part 见 is wider. A common mistake is making the top too large or forgetting the last horizontal stroke in 见.

搅 means to stir or disturb, while 挨 means to suffer or lean on, and 挫 means to defeat or frustrate. Visually, 搅 uses 觉 on the right; 挨 uses 矣 and 挫 uses 坐. In usage, 搅 is about mixing or disrupting, not about physical contact or setback.

In daily life, 搅 appears in cooking, like 搅拌 (mix ingredients), and in social situations, like 搅局 (spoil the fun) or 搅乱 (create confusion). It's not in the HSK, so intermediate learners may encounter it in real-world conversations about cooking or disruptions.

Common words containing 搅 include: 搅拌 (jiǎo bàn) — to stir; to mix; 搅乱 (jiǎo luàn) — to mess up; to disturb; to throw into confusion; 搅局 (jiǎo jú) — to spoil the fun; to disrupt a situation.