騷
- to disturb, to be noisy, to be troubled;
Etymology
A phono-semantic compound:
馬 (mǎ / horse) – semantic element, implying movement, disturbance, or “kicking up a fuss;”
蚤 (zǎo / flea) – phonetic element, and also suggests “itching” or “irritation” (fleas bother horses - disturbance imagery).
Imagery:
Suggests the restless movement of a horse irritated by fleas, which extended to meanings like “disturbed,” “restless,” and “rowdy.”
Usage in Korean
騷動 (소동) – commotion, disturbance;
騷擾 (소요/소요) – harassment, disturbance, unrest;
風騷 (풍소) – flirtatiousness; sometimes “charm” with a coquettish nuance;
騷客 (소객) – wandering poets, literally “troubled scholars.”
騷
떠들
소
tteodeul
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Kangxi radical:187, 馬 + 10
Strokes:20
Unicode:U+9A37
Cangjie input:
- 尸火水戈戈 (SFEII)
Composition:
- ⿰ 馬 蚤