Grab him.
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抓
zhuā
HSK 3.0 · 3
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zhuā · zaau2 (Jyutping)
- to grab
- to catch
- to arrest
- to snatch
- to scratch
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Character breakdown
抓
- Meaning
- scratch; clutch, seize, grab
- Radical
- 扌
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- ⿰扌爪
- Cangjie
- QHLO
- Four-corner
- 5203.0
Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3. Make Me a Hanzi · LGPL 3+. Interactive stroke order is available in the study tools.
Example sentences
Catch him.
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