骚

騷
sāo
#2,232 most
frequent character
(bound form) to disturb, to disrupt

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

骚 sāo joins 马, a horse, with 蚤 zǎo, meaning 'flea' or 'to scratch,' which also echoes the rhyme. The horse part fits the first sense, 'to groom a horse,' which grew to 'to disturb' or 'harass.'

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