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zhǎo

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zhǎo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhǎo | zhao3
English translation
claws, nails, talons

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About zhǎo

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Number of strokes

4

Radical frequency

36

Traditional form

zhǎo

Contains the radical

zhǎo

Part of speech

Place name / 地名 dì míng Dìmíng

Learning hint

A bird's talons

Etymology of zhǎo

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Type

pictographic

Positional decomposition

⿵? shù

Explanation

Pictograph of an animal paw. Usually means "hand" when used as a component in other characters.

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Example sentences using zhǎo

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zhǐ 无望 wú wàng de yòu zhǎo 本能 běnnéng de 抓住 zhuā zhù ǎi shù de 枝干,一下 yīxià jiù 抓住不 fàng le .

By instinct he catches hold of a small tree with his right claw.

它们 tā men de qián zhǎo Huán 可以 kěyǐ yòng 来打 dòng tuō jiào chóng de 树干 shù gàn .

The forepaws are also used for burrowing and for dragging heavier logs.

dūn xià lái , lòng 干净 gānjìng zuǐ , yòu tiǎn zhāo 自己 zìjǐ de 脚爪 jiǎo zhǎo .

He sat down and wiped his mouth and licked his pads.

接着 jiēzhe , yòu yòng Hòu zhǎo sàn le 沙子 shā zi ,然后 ránhòu yòng qián zhǎo 刨坑,泥沙 ní shā 四溅 sì jiàn .

His hindpaws then scattered sand: then his forepaws dabbled and delved.

māo de 爪子 zhuǎ zi 可以 kěyǐ suō 进去 jìn qù , dàn gǒu Néng .

A cat can retract its claws, but a dog can't.

Words with zhǎo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
zhǎo paw 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

zhǎo Decomposition & Compounds

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