爪 — Chinese character
爪
zhǎo
claws, nails, talons
- Pinyin
- zhǎo
- Radical
- 87 ⽖ (Claw)
- Strokes
- 4
- Components
- 丨
- Formation
- pictographic — A bird's talons
- Japanese
- 爪 as a kanji
Common words with 爪
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 爪子 | zhuǎ zi | (animal's) claw |
| 爪牙 | zhǎo yá | pawn; lackey |
| 魔爪 | mó zhǎo | evil clutches; claws |
| 利爪 | lì zhǎo | sharp claw; talon |
| 鸡爪 (雞爪) | jī zhuǎ | chicken foot |
| 张牙舞爪 (張牙舞爪) | zhāng yá wǔ zhǎo | to bare fangs and brandish claws (idiom); to make threatening gestures |
| 脚爪 (腳爪) | jiǎo zhǎo | paw; claw |
| 凤爪 (鳳爪) | fèng zhuǎ | (cuisine) chicken foot |
| 爪印 | zhǎo yìn | paw print |
| 冰爪 | bīng zhuǎ | crampon |
| 一鳞半爪 (一鱗半爪) | yī lín bàn zhǎo | lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom); fig. only odd bits and pieces |
| 八爪鱼 (八爪魚) | bā zhuǎ yú | octopus |
English words written with 爪
爪 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 1 · Zhuangzi 1
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