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爪

Character

爪 zhǎo · zhuǎ

HSK 7–9Character2 readings

foot of a bird or animal

Radical
爪 (itself)
Strokes
4
Structure
Surrounds from above
Parts
丨
Traditional
爪
Frequency
#2569 most common character
Practice writing

Readings and meanings

zhǎoMain readingzhuǎRare reading

zhǎo

zhao3Main readingHSK 7–9
  1. foot of a bird or animal CC-CEDICT
  2. paw CC-CEDICT
  3. claws CC-CEDICT
  4. talons CC-CEDICT

Words that use “爪” as zhǎo

利爪lì zhǎosharp clawWord爪印zhǎo yìnpaw printWord爪哇zhǎo wāJavaWord爪牙zhǎo yápawnWord脚爪jiǎo zhǎopawWord魔爪mó zhǎoMonsterWord中爪哇zhōng zhǎo wāCentral Java, province of IndonesiaWord爪哇国zhǎo wā guóancient state located in present-day Java 爪哇Word

zhuǎ

zhua3Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is zhǎo.

  1. (coll.) foot of an animal or bird CC-CEDICT
  2. (coll.) foot supporting a cooking pot etc CC-CEDICT

Words that use “爪” as zhuǎ

爪子zhuǎ ziclawWordHSK 7–9冰爪bīng zhuǎcramponWord凤爪fèng zhuǎ(cuisine) chicken footWord去爪qù zhuǎto declawWord握爪wò zhuǎ(humorous) to shake handsWord毒爪dú zhuǎforcipulesWord爪机zhuǎ jī(Internet slang) mobile phoneWord爪蟾zhuǎ chánXenopusWord

Stroke order

All 4 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 爪

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Example sentences

  • 小猫的爪子很软。

    xiǎo māo de zhuǎ zi hěn ruǎn

    The little cat's paws are very soft.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 老鹰的爪很尖。

    lǎo yīng de zhǎo hěn jiān

    The eagle's talons are very sharp.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 狗把爪放在我的腿上。

    gǒu bǎ zhuǎ fàng zài wǒ de tuǐ shàng

    The dog put its paw on my leg.

    AI-generated sentence

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