Chinese symbol for “catchy”
抓耳
zhuā ěr
(of a song or tune) catchy
The closest CC-CEDICT match for catchy is 抓耳 (zhuā ěr), defined as: (of a song or tune) catchy.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “catchy”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 朗朗上口 | lǎng lǎng shàng kǒu | to flow right off the tongue (of lyrics or poetry); to recite with ease |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 抓耳.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 抓住 | zhuā zhù | to grab hold of; to capture |
| 抓紧 (抓緊) | zhuā jǐn | to keep a firm grip on; to pay close attention to |
| 抓获 (抓獲) | zhuā huò | to arrest |
| 抓走 | zhuā zǒu | to arrest |
| 抓捕 | zhuā bǔ | to seize; to capture |
| 抓狂 | zhuā kuáng | (coll.) to be driven crazy (with frustration, stress, anger etc); to tear one's hair out; to freak out (from Taiwanese 掠狂, Tai-lo pr. [lia̍h |
| 耳朵 | ěr duo | ear; 只 (zhī),个 (gè),对 (duì) |
| 耳机 (耳機) | ěr jī | headphones; earphones |
See also: Japanese symbol for “catchy”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.