Chinese

抓

zhuā
to grab
  • Phono-semantic compound 形聲
  • HSK 3
  • TOCFL 4
  • radical 手
  • 7 strokes

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Origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *ʔsruː, *ʔsruːʔ, *ʔsruːs): semantic 手 + phonetic 爪 (OC *ʔsruːʔ).

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Lineage

  • meaningChinese手 “hand (Classifier: 隻／只 m c mn; 雙／双 m mn; 對／对 c)”
  • soundChinese爪 “claw (of animal, bird); talon; paw; nail”

Words built on it: 抓住

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