抓 zhuā
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 爪 claws, nails, talons
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
抓住
zhuāzhù
to catch and hold
Characters in this word
住 zhù
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 主 master, host
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 抓住我的手。 Zhuā zhù wǒ de shǒu. Hold on to my hand.
- 他抓住了球。 Tā zhuā zhù le qiú. He caught the ball.
- 请抓住机会。 Qǐng zhuā zhù jī huì. Please seize the chance.
Related words
- 抓 zhuā to grab
- 抓紧 zhuājǐn to hold tightly; to hurry up
- 记住 jìzhu to memorize, to learn by heart
- 住 zhù to live, to stay
- 站住 zhànzhù to stop
- 住房 zhùfáng housing
- 住院 zhùyuàn to be in the hospital
- 居住 jūzhù to live; to reside
- 忍不住 rěnbuzhù cannot help doing
- 拍 pāi to pat; to take a photo
- 跳 tiào to jump
- 推开 tuīkāi to push open; to push away