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抓
zhuā
1. to grab
2. to catch
3. to arrest
4. to snatch
5. to scratch
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 7 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

抓
zhuā
to clutch, to grab, to seize
HSK 5 7 丶

Compound Words (20)

乱抓
luànzhuā
to claw wildly
抓住
zhuāzhù
to grab
抓伤
zhuāshāng
to injure by scratching or clawing
抓力
zhuālì
grip
抓包
zhuābāo
to catch sb in the act
抓去
zhuāqù
to arrest and take away
抓取
zhuāqǔ
to seize
抓地
zhuādì
grip on the road
抓奸
zhuājiān
to catch a couple in the act (adultery, illicit sexual relations)
抓手
zhuāshǒu
starting point
抓拍
zhuāpāi
to capture (an image)
抓捕
zhuābǔ
to seize
抓挠
zhuānao
to scratch
抓狂
zhuākuáng
to blow one's top
抓获
zhuāhuò
to arrest
抓痒
zhuāyǎng
to scratch an itch
抓瞎
zhuāxiā
to be caught unprepared
抓紧
zhuājǐn
to grasp firmly
HSK 5
抓举
zhuājǔ
snatch (weightlifting technique)
抓药
zhuāyào
to make up a prescription (of herbal medicine)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
991
Word Frequency Rank
781 of 84,292

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