zhuā
⼿Radical 64 · 7 strokes

to grab

HSK 3 (3.0)5 meanings#524
MEANING5 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    to grab

    用手紧紧地拿住或握住某个东西yòng shǒu jǐnjǐn de názhu huò wozhù mǒuge dōngxi

    • He grasped my hand.

    + 1 more example for this meaning
    • I caught this man in the act of stealing money.

  2. verb

    to snatch

    用手快速握住或拿起yòng shǒu kuàisù wòzhù huò náqǐ

    • He grabbed my hand.

  3. verb

    to catch

    用手紧紧地拿住yòng shǒu jǐnjǐn de názhu

  4. verb

    to scratch

    用指甲或爪子在物体表面往回拉动yòng zhǐjiǎ huò zhuǎzi zài wùtǐ biǎomiàn wǎng huí lādòng

    • Cats like to scratch the sofa.

  5. verb

    to arrest

    用力握住或捉住某人或某物yònglì wòzhù huò zhuōzhù mǒurén huò mǒuwù

    • The police caught the thief.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

Using a hand with claws to grip and scratch something.

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