Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 瓜 represents the sound.
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抓 [zhuā]
to grab; to catch; to arrest; to snatch; to scratch
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (75)
抓住 [zhuāzhù] #706
to grab
抓紧 [zhuājǐn] #3,071
to grasp firmly
抓紧 [zhuājǐn] #3,071
to grasp firmly
抓获 [zhuāhuò] #15,970
to arrest
抓获 [zhuāhuò] #15,970
to arrest
抓捕 [zhuābǔ] #9,054
to seize
抓走 [zhuāzǒu] #10,085
to arrest
抓手 [zhuāshǒu] #47,387
starting point
一把抓 [yībǎzhuā] #42,480
to attempt all tasks at once
抓举 [zhuājǔ] #32,433
snatch (weightlifting technique)
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JAPANESE WORDS (8)
⭐ 摘む [つむ] #6,682
to pick
鼻をつまむ [はなをつまむ] #34,133
to hold one's nose
抓る [つねる] #34,970
to pinch
狐につままれる [きつねにつままれる] #35,020
to be confused
⭐ 摘み [つまみ] #41,346
knob
お摘み [おつまみ] #167,923
snack (to have with a drink)
頬をつねる [ほおをつねる]
to pinch someone's cheek
我が身をつねって人の痛さを知れ [わがみをつねってひとのいたさをしれ]
walk a mile in other's shoes to understand their suffering