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爪
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claw

HSK 7
Human →Body →Body Parts
zhǎo, zhuǎ
ソウ
つめ、つま-
조
Pictograph of a hand or claw pointing downwards.
Notes
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
爪
Regular
Modern
Chinese
爪 [zhǎo]
foot of a bird or animal; paw; claws; talons
爪 [zhuǎ]
(coll.) foot of an animal or bird; (coll.) foot supporting a cooking pot etc
Japanese
爪 つめ 同音

noun

  1. nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; talon; hoof
  2. plectrum; pick
  3. hook; clasp
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
私は夜には決して爪を切らない。
I never cut my nails at night.
Japanese Names
爪 つめ
Tsume surname
CHINESE WORDS (49)
爪子 [zhuǎ​zi] #7,172
(animal's) claw
魔爪 [mó​zhǎo] #17,363
evil clutches
爪牙 [zhǎo​yá] #19,864
pawn
张牙舞爪 [zhāng​yá​wǔ​zhǎo] #30,876
to bare fangs and brandish claws (idiom); to make threatening gestures
张牙舞爪 [zhāng​yá​wǔ​zhǎo] #30,876
to bare fangs and brandish claws (idiom); to make threatening gestures
爪哇 [Zhǎo​wā] #30,791
Java (island of Indonesia)
爪哇岛 [Zhǎo​wā​Dǎo] #41,849
Java (island of Indonesia)
爪哇岛 [Zhǎo​wā​Dǎo] #41,849
Java (island of Indonesia)
脚爪 [jiǎo​zhǎo] #53,851
paw
脚爪 [jiǎo​zhǎo] #53,851
paw
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JAPANESE WORDS (76)
⭐ つま先 [つまさき] #10,657
toes
鉤爪 [かぎづめ] #22,504
claw
爪痕 [つめあと] #24,214
fingernail mark
爪先立ち [つまさきだち] #41,788
standing on tiptoes
親指の爪 [おやゆびのつめ] #43,828
thumbnail
⭐ 爪楊枝 [つまようじ] #43,908
toothpick
つま弾く [つまびく] #49,581
to strum
爪牙 [そうが] #50,682
claws and fangs
爪弾き [つまはじき] #50,838
shunning
⭐ 爪切り [つめきり] #54,545
nail clippers
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