揪

to pinch, to grasp; to seize; to clutch; to grab firmly and pull

Strokes
12
Pinyin
jiū

Parts

Words with 揪

  1. 揪住jiū zhù · jiuzhuto grab
  2. 揪出jiū chū · jiuchuto uncover; to ferret out (the culprit)
  3. 揪心jiū xīn · jiuxinlit. grips the heart; worried; anxious
  4. 揪揪jiū jiu · jiujiucreased; wrinkled; depressed; worried; upset
  5. 揪痧jiū shā · jiushafolk remedy involving repeatedly pinching the neck, throat, back etc to increase blood flow to the area and relieve inflammation
  6. 揪送jiū sòng · jiusongto seize and send (to court, to face punishment)
  7. 揪斗jiū dòu · jiudouto seize and subject to public criticism (form of persecution during the Cultural Revolution)
  8. 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
  9. 揪心扒肝jiū xīn bā gān · jiuxinbagan(idiom) extremely anxious; anguished
  10. 揪心揪肺jiū xīn jiū fèi · jiuxinjiufeiheart-wrenching

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Data from JMdict, KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), KanjiVG, CC-CEDICT and Make Me a Hanzi. Sources and licences