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Character Decomposition
抓=扌+爪
Etymology
A hand 扌 with claws 爪; 爪 also provides the pronunciation
Meanings
to grab
to catch
to arrest
to snatch
to scratch
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Words with 抓 103 total
pilaf (rice dish popular in many parts of the world, including Xinjiang)抓饭zhuā fàn(of a comedian) to seize on something sb has just said or done to make an ad lib joke抓哏zhuā génto keep a firm grip on · to pay close attention to · to lose no time in (doing sth)抓紧zhuā jǐnto draw straws抓阄zhuā jiūsnatch (weightlifting technique)抓举zhuā jǔto scratch · to mess about with · to quarrel · to scramble to do · sb or sth that one can rely on抓挠zhuā naoto be caught unprepared抓瞎zhuā xiāto make up a prescription (of herbal medicine)抓药zhuā yào