撩
disorder
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Readings
On'yomi
- リョウ
- ロウ
Kun'yomi
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Meaning
撩 centers on stirring up or agitating something into a state of disorder. The single given meaning 'disorder' captures the result of this disruptive action.
Study
Etymology
撩 combines 扌 (hand) with 尞, which likely contributes the sound and may relate to burning or clearing, suggesting a hand action that disrupts or stirs up.
Meaning mnemonic
A hand (扌) beside 尞, which looks like a pile of small things under a roof, suggests a hand scattering or stirring things into disorder.
Reading mnemonic
For リョウ, imagine a hand stirring a messy pile of ryōri (料理, cooking) ingredients into complete disorder: ryō -> リョウ.