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揪
jiū
1. to seize
2. to clutch
3. to hold tight
4. to grip
Common • Top 12% ✏️ 12 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

揪
jiū
to pinch, to grasp
12 丶

Compound Words (11)

揪斗
jiūdòu
to seize and struggle with
揪出
jiūchū
to grab and open out
揪心
jiūxīn
lit. grips the heart
揪送
jiūsòng
to seize and send (to court, to face punishment)
揪错
jiūcuò
lit. to grab wrong
揪住
jiūzhù
to grab
揪揪
jiūjiū
creased and crumpled
揪痧
jiūshā
folk remedy involving repeatedly pinching the neck, throat, back etc to increase blood flow to the area and relieve inflammation
揪辫子
jiūbiànzi
to grab sb by the queue (i.e. hair)
揪心扒肝
jiūxīnbāgān
lit. grips the heart, seizes the liver (idiom); fear grips the heart
揪心揪肺
jiūxīnjiūfèi
heart-wrenching

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
3,064
Word Frequency Rank
9,850 of 84,292

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