Chinese symbol for “talon”
利爪
lì zhǎo
sharp claw; talon
The closest CC-CEDICT match for talon is 利爪 (lì zhǎo), defined as: sharp claw; talon.
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Characters and stroke order
Related words
Other words that share a character with 利爪.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 利用 | lì yòng | to exploit; to make use of |
| 权利 (權利) | quán lì | right (i.e. an entitlement to sth); (classical) power and wealth |
| 利益 | lì yì | benefit; (in sb's) interest |
| 胜利 (勝利) | shèng lì | victory; 个 (gè) |
| 福利 | fú lì | benefit (provided by an employer or organization); (social) welfare |
| 顺利 (順利) | shùn lì | smoothly; without a hitch |
| 爪子 | zhuǎ zi | (animal's) claw |
| 爪牙 | zhǎo yá | pawn; lackey |
See also: Japanese symbol for “talon”.
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.