爪子 zhuǎzi claw
(animal's) claw
How to remember 爪子: 爪 claw + 子 child = claw.
Characters
How it is used
- An animal's claw or paw - 猫的爪子 (māo de zhuǎzi) the cat's paws.
- Colloquial reading zhuǎzi; the same character reads zhǎo in formal compounds like 爪牙 (zhǎoyá, henchmen).
- Everyday spoken word for the physical claw of cats, dogs, birds, etc.