揪
揪
jiū
to seize; to clutch; to hold tight; to grip
verb
Character Breakdown
Radical: 手 (no. 64)
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- (verb) to seize
- to clutch
- to hold tight
- to grip
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Words Containing 揪
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 揪住 | jiū zhù | to grab | |
| 揪出 | jiū chū | to grab and open out | |
| 揪心 | jiū xīn | lit. grips the heart | |
| 揪揪 | jiū jiū | creased and crumpled | |
| 揪痧 | jiū shā | folk remedy involving repeatedly pinching the neck, throat, back etc to increase blood flow to the area and relieve inflammation | |
| 揪送 | jiū sòng | to seize and send (to court, to face punishment) | |
| 揪错 | jiū cuò | lit. to grab wrong | |
| 揪斗 | jiū dòu | to seize and struggle with | |
| 揪辫子 | jiū biàn zi | to grab sb by the queue (i.e. hair) | |
| 揪心扒肝 | jiū xīn bā gān | lit. grips the heart, seizes the liver (idiom); fear grips the heart |
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HSK & Exam Info
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