"揪" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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Structure
Decomp. 扌禾火
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Prononciation
Mandarin jiū
Entry Methods
Pinyin jiu1
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QHDF
手竹木火
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 jiū to seize / to clutch / to grab firmly and pull
Results beginning with 揪
 jiū zhù to grab
 jiū chū to uncover / to ferret out (the culprit)
 jiū xīn lit. grips the heart / worried / anxious
 jiū cuò lit. to grab wrong / misconception / blunder / howler
 jiū dòu to seize and subject to public criticism (form of persecution during the Cultural Revolution)
 jiū jiū creased and crumpled / depressed
 jiū shā folk remedy involving repeatedly pinching the neck, throat, back etc to increase blood flow to the area and relieve inflammation
 jiū sòng to seize and send (to court, to face punishment)
 jiū biàn zi to grab sb by the queue (i.e. hair) / to seize on weak points / to exploit the opponent's shortcomings
 jiū xīn bā gān (idiom) extremely anxious / anguished
 jiū xīn jiū fèi heart-wrenching
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