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
抓紧
zhuājǐn
to hold tightly; to hurry up
Characters in this word
紧 jǐn
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 糸 — silk
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 请抓紧时间。 Qǐng zhuājǐn shíjiān. Please make good use of time.
- 你要抓紧。 Nǐ yào zhuājǐn. You need to hurry up.
- 抓紧我的手。 Zhuājǐn wǒ de shǒu. Hold my hand tightly.