Ideographic: A flea 蚤 biting a horse 马; 蚤 also provides the pronunciationRadical:

meaning for sāo:

  • - trouble
  • - disturbance
  • - rumpus
  • - flirty
  • - coquettish
  • - abbr. for 离骚
  • - literary writings
  • - smell of urine
  • - foul smell
  • - male (animal) (dialect)to disturb
  • - to cause a commotion
  • - to harassdiscontent
  • - complaint
  • - to complaindisturbance
  • - uproar
  • - Classifiers: 阵
  • - to become restlessdisturbance
  • - riot
  • - to create a disturbanceliterary excellence
  • - flirtatious behavior