• 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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  • 1145th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 68 words
  • Component in 3 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. kuáng (kuang2)mad • wild • violent

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

抓狂 
疯狂 (瘋狂)

Uncommon

工作狂 
欣喜若狂 
狂喜 
狂妄 
狂暴 
狂欢 (狂歡)
狂欢节 (狂歡節)
狂潮 
狂热 (狂熱)
狂野 
狂风 (狂風)
狂飙 (狂飆)
猖狂 
轻狂 (輕狂)

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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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