Translingual [ edit ] Han character [ edit ] 抓 Kangxi radical 64, 手 +4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 手竹中人 (QHLO ) or 難手竹中人 (XQHLO ), four-corner 52030 , composition ⿰扌 爪 )
References [ edit ] Kangxi Dictionary: page 421 , character 11
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 11885
Dae Jaweon: page 768, character 11
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1839, character 1
Unihan data for U+6293 Chinese [ edit ] Glyph origin [ edit ]
Old Chinese
抓 *ʔsruː, *ʔsruːʔ, *ʔsruːs
爪 *ʔsruːʔ
笊 *ʔsruːʔ, *ʔsruːs
找 *ʔsruːʔ
Etymology [ edit ] (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium . Particularly: “Is /-ua/ irregular? How did it develop?”)
Pronunciation [ edit ]
Note :
1tsau - vernacular, "to scratch (an itch)";
1tsa - literary.
Rime
Character
抓 抓 抓
Reading #
1/3
2/3
3/3
Initial (聲 )
莊 莊 莊
Final (韻 )
肴 肴 肴
Tone (調 )
Level (Ø)
Rising (X)
Departing (H)
Openness (開合 )
Open
Open
Open
Division (等 )
II
II
II
Fanqie 側 交 切側 絞 切側 敎 切
Baxter tsraew
tsraewX
tsraewH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang /t͡ʃˠau
/t͡ʃˠauX /
/t͡ʃˠauH /
Pan /ʈ͡ʂᵚau
/ʈ͡ʂᵚauX /
/ʈ͡ʂᵚauH /
Shao /t͡ʃau
/t͡ʃauX /
/t͡ʃauH /
Edwin /ʈ͡ʂaɨw
/ʈ͡ʂaɨwX /
/ʈ͡ʂaɨwH /
Li /t͡ʃau
/t͡ʃauX /
/t͡ʃauH /
Wang /t͡ʃau
/t͡ʃauX /
/t͡ʃauH /
Bernard /ʈ͡ʂau
/ʈ͡ʂauX /
/ʈ͡ʂauH /
Expected
zhāo
zhǎo
zhào
Expected
zaau1
zaau2
zaau3
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
抓 抓
Reading #
1/2
2/2
Modern
zhuā
zhuā
Middle
‹ tsræw ›
‹ tsræwX ›
Old
/*[ts](ˁ)ru/
/*tsˁ<r>uʔ/
English
grasp
grasp
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
抓 抓 抓
Reading #
1/3
2/3
3/3
No.
17657
17660
17662
Phonetic
爪 爪 爪
Rime
幽 幽 幽
Rime
1
1
1
Corresponding
𦗔 爪 抓
Old
/*ʔsruː/
/*ʔsruːʔ/
/*ʔsruːs/
Notes
見 枚 乘 書 ，北 音 後 混 撾 見 枚 乘 書
Definitions [ edit ] 抓
to grab
to scratch ( with nails, claws, etc. )
to be responsible for; to be in charge of
狠 抓 產品 質量 ／ 狠 抓 产品 质量 hěn zhuā chǎnpǐn zhìliàng
to attract ( the attention of someone or something ) ; to entice ; to allure ; to draw ; to fascinate ; to appeal to
to catch ; to capture
to arrest Synonyms [ edit ] ( to grab ) : ( colloquial ) 抄 chāo ( to scratch ) : Dialectal synonyms of
搔 (“to scratch (an itch)”)
[map] ( to be responsible for ) : 主管 zhǔguǎn ( to attract ) : Dialectal synonyms of
捉 (“to catch; to capture”)
[map] 俘獲 ／ 俘获 ( fúhuò ) 俘虜 ／ 俘虏 ( fúlǔ ) 囚俘 ( qiúfú ) ( literary ) 抓獲 ／ 抓获 ( zhuāhuò ) 拘捕 ( jūbǔ ) 拿獲 ／ 拿获 ( náhuò ) 捉 ( zhuō ) 捉拿 ( zhuōná ) 捕捉 ( bǔzhuō ) 捕獲 ／ 捕获 ( bǔhuò ) 搜捕 ( sōubǔ ) 搏 ( bó ) ( literary, or in compounds ) 擒拿 ( qínná ) 擒獲 ／ 擒获 ( qínhuò ) 攝 ／ 摄 ( literary, or in compounds ) 查獲 ／ 查获 ( cháhuò ) 緝拿 ／ 缉拿 ( jīná ) 緝捕 ／ 缉捕 ( jībǔ ) 緝獲 ／ 缉获 ( qìhuò ) ( literary ) 被捕 ( bèibǔ ) ( to be arrested ) 被逮 ( bèidǎi ) ( to be arrested ) 訪拿 ／ 访拿 ( fǎngná ) ( literary ) 訪緝 ／ 访缉 ( fǎngjī ) ( literary ) 跴緝 ／ 跴缉 ( cǎijī ) ( literary ) 踩緝 ／ 踩缉 ( cǎijī ) ( literary ) 巡捕 ( xúnbǔ ) 追拿 ( zhuīná ) 追捕 ( zhuībǔ ) 追擊 ／ 追击 ( zhuījī ) ( to pursue and attack ) 追索 ( zhuīsuǒ ) ( literary ) 追緝 ／ 追缉 ( zhuījī ) 逮捕
Dialectal synonyms of
逮捕 (“to arrest”)
[map] Compounds [ edit ] Japanese [ edit ] 抓
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji )
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