瞎搞
xiā​gǎo

act blindly

瞎 xiā blind

To damage 害 one's eyes 目; 害 also provides the pronunciation

Components

目
目 Meaning component
mù eye
害
害 SoundMeaning component
hài, hai injure

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangqʰraːd

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang

搞 gǎo to do, take care of

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 高 represents the sound.

Components

扌
扌 Meaning component
shou, shǒu hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

高
高 Sound component
gāo high

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkruːʔ

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica