Chinese symbol for “grip”
握住
wò zhù
to grip; to hold
The closest CC-CEDICT match for grip is 握住 (wò zhù), defined as: to grip; to hold.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “grip”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 握力 | wò lì | (strength of one's) grip |
| 抓力 | zhuā lì | grip |
| 把手 | bǎ shou | handle; grip |
| 握持 | wò chí | to hold in one's hand; to grip |
| 攥 | zuàn | (coll.) to hold; to grip |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 握住.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 掌握 | zhǎng wò | to grasp (often fig.); to control |
| 把握 | bǎ wò | to grasp (also fig.); to seize |
| 握手 | wò shǒu | to shake hands |
| 紧握 (緊握) | jǐn wò | to hold firmly, not let go |
| 握有 | wò yǒu | to have; to hold (usu. sth abstract: power, distribution rights, a bargaining chip etc) |
| 居住 | jū zhù | to reside; to dwell |
| 住宅 | zhù zhái | residence; dwelling; abode |
| 记住 (記住) | jì zhu | to remember; to bear in mind |
See also: Japanese symbol for “grip”.
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.