jiū

to grab firmly and pull; to seize; to clutch

#3065

Character data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 3065th character
Radical ⼿ (64.9)
Strokes 12
Index # 2527

Definitions

揪 jiū
  1. 1. to grab firmly and pull
  2. 2. to seize
  3. 3. to clutch

Stroke order

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Words containing 揪

Word Meaning
anxious; worried; lit. grips the heart
to grab
to uncover; to ferret out (the culprit)
(idiom) extremely anxious; anguished
heart-wrenching
depressed; creased and crumpled
folk remedy involving repeatedly pinching the neck, throat, back etc to increase blood flow to the area and relieve inflammation
to seize on weak points
to seize on weak points
to seize and send (to court, to face punishment)
to seize and subject to public criticism (form of persecution during the Cultural Revolution)
to seize and subject to public criticism (form of persecution during the Cultural Revolution)
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