| 阻挠 | zǔ náo | to thwart; to obstruct (sth) |
| 挠 | náo | to scratch; to thwart; to yield |
| 不屈不挠 | bù qū bù náo | unyielding; indomitable |
| 挠曲 | náo qū | to bend; flexing; deflection |
| 百折不挠 | bǎi zhé bù náo | keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks; be undaunted by repeated setbacks; be indomitable |
| 干挠 | gān náo | variant of 干扰, to interfere |
| 抓挠 | zhuā nao | to scratch; to mess about with; to quarrel; to scramble to do; sb or sth that one can rely on |
| 挠败 | náo bài | defeated; routed; crushed |
| 挠率 | náo lǜ | the torsion (of a space curve) |
| 挠裂 | náo liè | split due to repeated folding; flex crack |
| 挠钩 | náo gōu | iron hook at the end a long pole |
| 挠头 | náo tóu | tricky; problematic; difficult; to scratch one's head (in puzzlement) |