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Chinese symbol for “clutches”

魔掌
mó zhǎng
the power of sb or sth evil; the clutches (of a bad person etc)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for clutches is 魔掌 (mó zhǎng), defined as: the power of sb or sth evil; the clutches (of a bad person etc).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

魔 mó
demon, evil spirit; magic, spell
radical 194 ⿁ · 20 strokes
掌 zhǎng
in charge; the palm of the hand, the sole of the foot
radical 64 ⼿ · 12 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 魔掌.

WordPinyinMeaning
魔法mó fǎenchantment; magic
恶魔 (惡魔)è módemon; fiend
魔鬼mó guǐdevil
魔女mó nǚwitch; sorceress
魔术 (魔術)mó shùmagic
魔力mó lìmagic; magic power
掌握zhǎng wòto grasp (often fig.); to control
掌控zhǎng kòngto control; in control of

See also: Japanese symbol for “clutches”.

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.