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攫
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snatch away

HSK 10
Human →Actions
jué
カク
さら.う、つか.む
확
Components
扌 hand (side)+ 矍 look about in =
攫 snatch away
扌 Meaning component
shou hand (side)
hand
hand
矍 Phonetic component
jué look about in
look about in fright or alarm
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Notes
Similar Characters
奉 proffer扎 prick扑 strike (simp)扒 pick pockets打 strike扔 throw away払 caress (jp)托 hold up (simp)扛 carry over the shoulder扢 caper扣 button扦 poke扪 stoke (simp)扫 clear (simp)扬 scatter (simp)扭 twist扮 play the part of扯 yank扰 annoy (simp)扳 tug
Historical Evolution
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
攫
Regular
Modern
Chinese
攫 [jué]
to seize; to snatch; to grab
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (3)
攫取 [jué​qǔ] #25,527
to plunder
攫夺 [jué​duó] #66,137
to seize
攫夺 [jué​duó] #66,137
to seize
JAPANESE WORDS (12)
⭐ 掴む [つかむ] #3,024
to seize
攫う [さらう] #9,209
to carry off
人さらい [ひとさらい] #39,000
kidnapping
一攫千金 [いっかくせんきん] #42,325
getting rich quick
掻っ攫う [かっさらう] #49,038
to snatch (and run)
一掴み [ひとつかみ] #73,811
a handful (of)
一攫千金を夢見る [いっかくせんきんをゆめみる] #89,983
to dream of making a fortune at one stroke
引っ攫う [ひっさらう] #122,309
to kidnap
人気をさらう [にんきをさらう] #143,588
to capture all the popularity
一獲 [いっかく] #185,493
one grab
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KOREAN WORDS (1)
일확천금
windfall; jackpot; bonanza