• 990th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 35 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhuā (zhua1)to grab • to catch • to arrest • to snatch • to scratch

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhuā (zhua1)The component is pronounced as 'zhuǎ' (zhua3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

抓住 
抓狂 

Uncommon

抓拍 
抓获 (抓獲)
抓紧 (抓緊)
抓走 

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  • 309th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.07% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 109 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhù (zhu4)to live • to dwell • to stay • to reside • to stop • (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhù (zhu4)The component is pronounced as 'zhǔ' (zhu3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
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Example Words

Common

入住 
抓住 
记住 (記住)

Uncommon

住宅 
住家 
住宿 
住房 
住所 
住处 (住處)
住院 
保住 
停住 
包住 
卡住 
围住 (圍住)
堵住 
守住 
居住 
拴住 
挺住 
捉住 
挂住 (掛住)
握住 
捂住 (摀住)
挡住 (擋住)
拦住 (攔住)
留住 
站住 
遮住 
顶住 (頂住)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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