搞 gǎo to do; to make; to go in for
Made up of [高 gāo tall; high radical 189, 扌 shǒu hand radical 64]Made with 13 strokes.
The 'hand' radical gives the idea of manual effort, 'gao' (tall) gives the phonetic
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Also uses 高 gāo component: 稿 gǎo (manuscript)
Also uses 扌 shǒu component: 把 bǎ (to hold) 扮 bàn (to act) 报 bào (to announce) 抱 bào (to hold) 担 dān (to undertake) 技 jì (skill) 拉 lā (to pull) 打 qiú (to beat) 抬 tái (to lift) 推 tuī (to push) 我 wǒ (I (me)) 找 zhǎo (to try to find)
Sounds same
稿 gǎo (manuscript)Different tone
高 gāo (tall) 告 gào (to tell)Pronunciation
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