抓 zhuā to clutch

to clutch; to grab; to seize; to catch; to arrest

怎么记住“抓”: 扌 hand + 爪 claw = to clutch. The toddler reaches out a hand and the kitten a tiny claw, both trying to clutch the same toy mouse.

部件结构

抓 = 扌 hand + 爪 claw

Gushi 故事

The toddler reaches out a hand and the kitten a tiny claw, both trying to clutch the same toy mouse.

抓 is the everyday verb for physically grabbing/seizing something: 抓住 (zhuāzhù) grab hold of.
抓紧时间 (zhuājǐn shíjiān) - literally "grab time tightly" - is a very common phrase meaning to hurry up / make the most of limited time.
抓住机会 (zhuāzhù jīhuì) "seize the opportunity" extends the physical grabbing sense to abstract situations, much like English "seize".
警察抓了小偷 (jǐngchá zhuāle xiǎotōu) - the police caught the thief - 抓 is also the standard verb for police "catching/arresting" someone.