揪
to pinch, to grasp; to seize; to clutch; to grab firmly and pull
- Strokes
- 12
- Pinyin
- jiū
Parts
Words with 揪
- 揪住jiū zhù · jiuzhuto grab
- 揪出jiū chū · jiuchuto uncover; to ferret out (the culprit)
- 揪心jiū xīn · jiuxinlit. grips the heart; worried; anxious
- 揪揪jiū jiu · jiujiucreased; wrinkled; depressed; worried; upset
- 揪痧jiū shā · jiushafolk remedy involving repeatedly pinching the neck, throat, back etc to increase blood flow to the area and relieve inflammation
- 揪送jiū sòng · jiusongto seize and send (to court, to face punishment)
- 揪斗jiū dòu · jiudouto seize and subject to public criticism (form of persecution during the Cultural Revolution)
- 揪辫子jiū biàn zi · jiubianzito grab sb by the queue (i.e. hair); to seize on weak points; to exploit the opponent's shortcomings
- 揪心扒肝jiū xīn bā gān · jiuxinbagan(idiom) extremely anxious; anguished
- 揪心揪肺jiū xīn jiū fèi · jiuxinjiufeiheart-wrenching