Chinese Word: 揪 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

揪

Pinyin: jiū

English Definition: to seize; to clutch; to grab firmly and pull

Chinese Definition:
①用手抓住或扭住：揪住。揪心。揪辫子。

Total strokes: 12; Radical: 手

Pictophonetic:秋 indicates the sound; 扌 (hand) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

Similar Characters: 楸鳅

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揪心	jiū xīn	lit. grips the heart; worried; anxious
揪出	jiū chū	to uncover; to ferret out (the culprit)
揪揪	jiū jiū	creased and crumpled; depressed
揪斗	jiū dòu	to seize and subject to public criticism (form of persecution during the Cultural Revolution)
揪住	jiū zhù	to grab

1		wǒ 我 jiū 揪 tā 他 de 的 ěr duo 耳朵。 I pull him by the ear.
2		bié 别 nà me 那么 shǐ jìn 使劲 jiū 揪 shéng zi 绳子。 Don't pull so hard at the rope.
3		tā 他 jiū 揪 zhe 着 shéng zi 绳子 bù 不 sā shǒu 撒手。 He held tightly to the rope and wouldn't let go.
4		tā 他 jiū 揪 zhe 着 tā 他 de 的 lǐng zi 领子 dǎ 打 tā 他。 He seized him by the collar and hit him.
5		tā 他 pǎo 跑 jìn wū 进屋 bǎ 把 wǒ 我 cóng 从 chuáng shàng 床上 jiū 揪 le 了 qi lai 起来。 He rushed into the room and pulled me out of bed.

1		wǒ 我 jiū 揪 tā 他 de 的 ěr duo 耳朵。 I pull him by the ear.
2		bié 别 nà me 那么 shǐ jìn 使劲 jiū 揪 shéng zi 绳子。 Don't pull so hard at the rope.
3		tā 他 jiū 揪 zhe 着 shéng zi 绳子 bù 不 sā shǒu 撒手。 He held tightly to the rope and wouldn't let go.
4		tā 他 jiū 揪 zhe 着 tā 他 de 的 lǐng zi 领子 dǎ 打 tā 他。 He seized him by the collar and hit him.
5		tā 他 pǎo 跑 jìn wū 进屋 bǎ 把 wǒ 我 cóng 从 chuáng shàng 床上 jiū 揪 le 了 qi lai 起来。 He rushed into the room and pulled me out of bed.