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Translingual
Han character
抓 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 手竹中人 (QHLO) or 難手竹中人 (XQHLO), four-corner 52030, composition ⿰扌爪)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 421, character 11
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 11885
- Dae Jaweon: page 768, character 11
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1839, character 1
- Unihan data for U+6293
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 抓
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*ʔsruː, *ʔsruːʔ, *ʔsruːs
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| 爪
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*ʔsruːʔ
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| 笊
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*ʔsruːʔ, *ʔsruːs
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| 找
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*ʔsruːʔ
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Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Is /-ua/ irregular? How did it develop?”)
Pronunciation
Note:
- 1tsau - vernacular, "to scratch (an itch)";
- 1tsa - literary.
| Rime
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| Character
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抓
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抓
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抓
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| Reading #
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1/3
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2/3
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3/3
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| Initial (聲)
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莊 (18)
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莊 (18)
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莊 (18)
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| Final (韻)
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肴 (90)
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肴 (90)
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肴 (90)
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| Tone (調)
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Level (Ø)
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Rising (X)
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Departing (H)
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| Openness (開合)
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Open
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Open
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Open
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| Division (等)
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II
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II
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II
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| Fanqie
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側交切
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側絞切
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側敎切
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| Baxter
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tsraew
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tsraewX
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tsraewH
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| Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang
Shangfang
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/t͡ʃˠau/
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/t͡ʃˠauX/
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/t͡ʃˠauH/
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Pan
Wuyun
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/ʈ͡ʂᵚau/
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/ʈ͡ʂᵚauX/
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/ʈ͡ʂᵚauH/
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Shao
Rongfen
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/t͡ʃau/
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/t͡ʃauX/
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/t͡ʃauH/
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Edwin
Pulleyblank
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/ʈ͡ʂaɨw/
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/ʈ͡ʂaɨwX/
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/ʈ͡ʂaɨwH/
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Li
Rong
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/t͡ʃau/
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/t͡ʃauX/
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/t͡ʃauH/
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Wang
Li
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/t͡ʃau/
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/t͡ʃauX/
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/t͡ʃauH/
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Bernhard
Karlgren
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/ʈ͡ʂau/
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/ʈ͡ʂauX/
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/ʈ͡ʂauH/
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Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
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zhāo
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zhǎo
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zhào
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Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
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zaau1
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zaau2
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zaau3
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| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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抓
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抓
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| Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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zhuā
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zhuā
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ tsræw ›
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‹ tsræwX ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*(ˁ)ru/
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/*tsˁ<r>uʔ/
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| English
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grasp
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grasp
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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抓
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抓
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抓
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| Reading #
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1/3
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2/3
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3/3
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| No.
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17657
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17660
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17662
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Phonetic
component
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爪
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爪
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爪
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Rime
group
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幽
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幽
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幽
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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1
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1
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Corresponding
MC rime
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𦗔
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爪
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抓
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Old
Chinese
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/*ʔsruː/
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/*ʔsruːʔ/
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/*ʔsruːs/
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| Notes
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見枚乘書，北音後混撾
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見枚乘書
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Definitions
抓
- to grab
- to scratch (with nails, claws, etc.)
- to be responsible for; to be in charge of
- 狠抓產品質量／狠抓产品质量 ― hěn zhuā chǎnpǐn zhìliàng ― to strengthen quality control of products
- to attract (the attention of someone or something); to entice; to allure; to draw; to fascinate; to appeal to
- to catch; to capture
- to arrest
Synonyms
- (to grab): (colloquial) 抄 (chāo)
- (to scratch):
Dialectal synonyms of
搔 (“to scratch (an itch)”)
- (to be responsible for): 主管 (zhǔguǎn)
- (to attract):
Dialectal synonyms of
捉 (“to catch; to capture”)
- 俘獲／俘获 (fúhuò)
- 俘虜／俘虏 (fúlǔ)
- 囚俘 (qiúfú) (literary)
- 抓獲／抓获 (zhuāhuò)
- 拘捕 (jūbǔ)
- 拿獲／拿获 (náhuò)
- 捉 (zhuō)
- 捉拿 (zhuōná)
- 捕捉 (bǔzhuō)
- 捕獲／捕获 (bǔhuò)
- 搜捕 (sōubǔ)
- 搏 (bó) (literary, or in compounds)
- 擒拿 (qínná)
- 擒獲／擒获 (qínhuò)
- 攝／摄 (literary, or in compounds)
- 查獲／查获 (cháhuò)
- 緝拿／缉拿 (jīná)
- 緝捕／缉捕 (jībǔ)
- 緝獲／缉获 (qìhuò) (literary)
- 被捕 (bèibǔ) (to be arrested)
- 被逮 (bèidǎi) (to be arrested)
- 訪拿／访拿 (fǎngná) (literary)
- 訪緝／访缉 (fǎngjī) (literary)
- 跴緝／跴缉 (cǎijī) (literary)
- 踩緝／踩缉 (cǎijī) (literary)
- 巡捕 (xúnbǔ)
- 追拿 (zhuīná)
- 追捕 (zhuībǔ)
- 追擊／追击 (zhuījī) (to pursue and attack)
- 追索 (zhuīsuǒ) (literary)
- 追緝／追缉 (zhuījī)
- 逮捕
Dialectal synonyms of
逮捕 (“to arrest”)
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
抓
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
抓 • (jo) (hangeul 조)
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Vietnamese
Han character
抓: Hán Nôm readings: co, trảo
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