爪 zhǎo claw

源How it came to be

A hand seen from above with the fingers curled down and forward, reaching for something underneath. It is the same hand as the hand block turned over; the difference is which way the grip faces.

用How it is used

• An animal's claw/talon/paw - 爪子 (zhuǎzi, colloquial) a paw/claw, 鸡爪 (jīzhǎo) chicken feet (food), 魔爪 (mózhǎo) evil clutches.
• 张牙舞爪 (zhāngyá-wǔzhǎo) means to bare fangs and brandish claws, i.e. to make a menacing show. Note readings: zhǎo (formal) vs zhuǎ (colloquial, 爪子).

字Characters built with 爪

• 爬 climb
• 印 to print
• 抓 to clutch

词Words with 爪

• 爪子zhuǎziclawHSK 9