Type
pictographicPositional decomposition
⿵?丨 shùExplanation
Pictograph of an animal paw. Usually means "hand" when used as a component in other characters.Write it!
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Example sentences using 爪 zhǎo
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他 tā 那 Nā 只 zhǐ 无望 wú wàng 的 de 右 yòu 爪 zhǎo 本能 běnnéng 地 de 抓住 zhuā zhù 一 yī 棵 kē 矮 ǎi 树 shù 的 de 枝干,一下 yīxià 就 jiù 抓住不放 fàng 了 le .
By instinct he catches hold of a small tree with his right claw.
它们 tā men 的 de 前 qián 爪 zhǎo 还 Huán 可以 kěyǐ 用 yòng 来打洞 dòng 和 hé 拖 tuō 拽 yè 较 jiào 重 chóng 的 de 树干 shù gàn .
The forepaws are also used for burrowing and for dragging heavier logs.
它 tā 蹲 dūn 下 xià 来 lái ,弄 lòng 干净 gānjìng 嘴 zuǐ ,又 yòu 舔 tiǎn 着 zhāo 自己 zìjǐ 的 de 脚爪 jiǎo zhǎo .
He sat down and wiped his mouth and licked his pads.
Words with 爪 zhǎo
Explore 12 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 爪 zhǎo in their composition.
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| Frequency | Simplified | Meaning | Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|
| 爪 zhǎo | paw | 爪 zhǎo | |
| 爪子 zhuǎ zi | (animal's) claw | 爪子 zhuǎ zi | |
| 魔爪 mó zhǎo | claws | 魔爪 mó zhǎo | |
| 爪牙 zhǎo yá | pawn | 爪牙 zhǎo yá | |
| 张牙舞爪 zhāng yá wǔ zhǎo | to bare fangs and brandish claws (idiom); to make threatening gestures | 張牙舞爪 | |
| 爪哇 Zhǎo wā | Java (island of Indonesia) | 爪哇 Zhǎo wā | |
| 爪哇岛 Zhǎo wā Dǎo | Java (island of Indonesia) | 爪哇島 | |
| 脚爪 jiǎo zhǎo | paw | 腳爪 | |
| 爪印 zhǎo yìn | paw print | 爪印 zhǎo yìn | |
| 一鳞半爪 yī lín bàn zhuǎ | lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom); only odd bits and pieces | 一鱗半爪 | |
| 雪泥鸿爪 xuě ní hóng zhǎo | a goose's footprint in the snow | 雪泥鴻爪 | |
| 东鳞西爪 dōng lín xī zhǎo | odds and ends (idiom) | 東鱗西爪 |
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