Stroke count: 11
Meaning: scratch, rake, comb, paddle, behead
Kunyomi: か.く
Onyomi: ソウ
Composition: 扌
Radical: 手
Meaning: hand
掻器 (ソウキ) (stone) scraper
掻爬 (ソウハ) curettage
掻く (かく) to scratch, to perspire, to shovel, to paddle