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爫

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claw (top)

HSK 10

Nature →Elements

zhǎo

爫 is a component form of 爪, which depicts 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)

爫

Regular

Modern

Chinese

爫 [zhǎo]

"claw" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 87)

Example Sentences