搞 gǎo to do
to do; to fix; to make; to settle
怎么记住“搞”: 扌 hand + 高 high = to do. With a wrench in his hand, Dad climbs high up the ladder, sure he knows how to do the light.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
搞 = 扌 hand + 高 high
- 扌 hand meaning
- 高 high sound
With a wrench in his hand, Dad climbs high up the ladder, sure he knows how to do the light.
How it came to be
The hand gives the meaning and the sign for high gives the sound.
用法
- Extremely versatile colloquial verb that can substitute for almost any specific action, like English "do": 你在搞什么 "what are you doing."
- 搞定 gǎodìng "sorted, taken care of" and 搞笑 gǎoxiào "funny, to clown around" are everyday spoken staples.
- Casual/spoken register only: swap in 做, 办, or 处理 in formal writing.
- Context, not the character itself, tells you exactly what action 搞 refers to.