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爪
zhuǎ
1. claw
Common • Top 8% ✏️ 4 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

爪
zhǎo
claws, nails, talons
4 丶

Compound Words (15)

毒爪
dúzhuǎ
the sting (of scorpion etc)
无爪
wúzhuǎ
without claws
爪儿
zhuǎr
paws (of small animal)
爪子
zhuǎzi
(animal's) claw
爪机
zhuǎjī
(Internet slang) mobile phone
爪蟾
zhuǎchán
Xenopus (type of frog)
脚爪
jiǎozhuǎ
claw
八爪鱼
bāzhuǎyú
octopus
爪尖儿
zhuǎjiānr
pig's trotters
虎爪派
hǔzhuǎpài
Hu Zhua Pai - "Tiger Claw Sytem" - Martial Art
蟹爪兰
xièzhuǎlán
holiday cactus
黄爪隼
huángzhuǎsǔn
(Chinese bird species) lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni)
一鳞半爪
yīlínbànzhuǎ
lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom); only odd bits and pieces
飞鸿雪爪
fēihóngxuězhuǎ
see [[雪泥鴻爪|雪泥鸿爪<xuěníhóngzhǎo>]]
鹰爪翻子拳
yīngzhuǎfānziquán
Ying Zhua Fan Zi Quan - "Eagle Claw" - Martial Art

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