Chinese Word: 攥 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

攥

Pinyin: zuàn

English Definition: to hold; to grip; to grasp

Chinese Definition:
①握：攥拳头。用手攥住。

Total strokes: 23; Radical: 手

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

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 扌 [ shǒu ] hand
- 纂 [ zuǎn ] to edit, to compile; to tie a knot

Step by Step Stroke Sequence: Download Customize Pin it
Stroke order image for Chinese character 攥

	拢攥	lǒng zuàn	to grasp; to clutch
	手拿把攥	shǒu ná bǎ zuàn	in the bag; a sure thing (idiom)

1		wǒ 我 wèn 问， shǒu lǐ 手里 zuàn zhe 攥着 yì duī 一堆 yìng bì 硬币 dà duō 大多。 I asked, holding out the pile of mostly nickels.
2		wǒ 我 jǐn jǐn 紧紧 zuàn 攥 zhù 住 fāng xiàng pán 方向盘， shǒu zhǐ 手指 dōu 都 téng 疼 le 了。 I grip the wheel until my fingers hurt.
3		yī gè 一个 yīng shì zhě 应试者 bǎ 把 pào pào táng 泡泡糖 cóng 从 zuǐ lǐ 嘴里 ná 拿 chū lái 出来 zuàn 攥 zài 在 shǒu lǐ 手里。 An interviewee took his bubble gum out of his mouth and held it in his hand.
4		wǒ 我 zuàn 攥 zhù 住 tā 她 de 的 shǒu 手， zhí dào 直到 tā 她 bú zài 不再 tòng kǔ 痛苦， zhòng 重 huò 获 zì yóu 自由。 I held her hand until she was safe from suffering, free.
5		fù chū 付出 bù 不 qiú 求 huí bào 回报？ nà me 那么 yòu shì 又是 shén me 什么 ràng 让 wǒ men 我们 bǎ 把 zì jǐ 自己 yōng yǒu 拥有 de 的 dōng xi 东西 zuàn 攥 dé 得 jǐn jǐn 紧紧 de 的？ To give without expectation, what is it that makes it hold tight to what we have?

1		wǒ 我 wèn 问， shǒu lǐ 手里 zuàn zhe 攥着 yì duī 一堆 yìng bì 硬币 dà duō 大多。 I asked, holding out the pile of mostly nickels.
2		wǒ 我 jǐn jǐn 紧紧 zuàn 攥 zhù 住 fāng xiàng pán 方向盘， shǒu zhǐ 手指 dōu 都 téng 疼 le 了。 I grip the wheel until my fingers hurt.
3		yī gè 一个 yīng shì zhě 应试者 bǎ 把 pào pào táng 泡泡糖 cóng 从 zuǐ lǐ 嘴里 ná 拿 chū lái 出来 zuàn 攥 zài 在 shǒu lǐ 手里。 An interviewee took his bubble gum out of his mouth and held it in his hand.
4		wǒ 我 zuàn 攥 zhù 住 tā 她 de 的 shǒu 手， zhí dào 直到 tā 她 bú zài 不再 tòng kǔ 痛苦， zhòng 重 huò 获 zì yóu 自由。 I held her hand until she was safe from suffering, free.
5		fù chū 付出 bù 不 qiú 求 huí bào 回报？ nà me 那么 yòu shì 又是 shén me 什么 ràng 让 wǒ men 我们 bǎ 把 zì jǐ 自己 yōng yǒu 拥有 de 的 dōng xi 东西 zuàn 攥 dé 得 jǐn jǐn 紧紧 de 的？ To give without expectation, what is it that makes it hold tight to what we have?