Meta:

  1. 抓 is the 990th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 17 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (hand), (claw/talon)
Graphical :
=> , , 丿, , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. zhua1 - to grab/to catch/to arrest/to snatch/to scratch

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 抓 (zhua1): The component 爪 is pronounced as 'zhua3'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 

Medium Frequency

抓住 
抓拍 
抓狂 
抓紧 (抓緊)

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Meta:

  1. 紧 is the 560th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 42 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> No glyph available,
Radical :
=> (line), (line), (right hand), (silk)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. jin3 - tight/strict/close at hand/near/urgent/tense/hard up/short of money/to tighten

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

 ()
紧张 (緊張)
赶紧 (趕緊)

Medium Frequency

抓紧 (抓緊)
收紧 (收緊)
紧密 (緊密)
紧急 (緊急)
紧握 (緊握)
紧凑 (緊湊)
紧紧 (緊緊)
紧绷 (緊繃)
紧要 (緊要)
紧迫 (緊迫)
要紧 (要緊)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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