抓

zhuā

ㄓㄨㄚ

HSK 3TOCFL L27 strokestop 20 by use on the map →

1to grab

2to catch

3to arrest

4to snatch

5to scratch

Etymology

ideographic · A hand 扌 with claws 爪; 爪 also provides the pronunciation

Radical

扌 · to clutch, to grab, to seize

Composition

⿰扌爪

Writing

stroke order · 7

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Words with 抓

抓zhuā 抓住zhuāzhù 抓紧zhuājǐn