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Character Decomposition
揪=扌+秋
Etymology
hand
Meanings
to seize
to clutch
to grab firmly and pull
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Words with 揪 23 total
creased; wrinkled · depressed; worried; upset揪揪jiū jiulit. grips the heart · worried · anxious揪心jiū xīnto grab揪住jiū zhùto uncover · to ferret out (the culprit)揪出jiū chūfolk remedy involving repeatedly pinching the neck, throat, back etc to increase blood flow to the area and relieve inflammation揪痧jiū shāto seize and send (to court, to face punishment)揪送jiū sòngto seize and subject to public criticism (form of persecution during the Cultural Revolution)揪斗jiū dòuto grab sb by the queue (i.e. hair) · to seize on weak points · to exploit the opponent's shortcomings揪辫子jiū biàn zi(idiom) extremely anxious · anguished揪心扒肝jiū xīn bā gānheart-wrenching揪心揪肺jiū xīn jiū fèi
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