揪 meaning in English

jiū

to seize; to clutch

HSK 7-9verb12 strokes

Meaning of 揪

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jiū
  1. to seize
  2. to clutch
  3. to grab firmly and pull

Stroke order for each character

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揪 jiū · to seize · 12 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 揪.

揪出jiūchūto uncover; to ferret out (the culprit)

Questions about 揪

What does 揪 mean?

揪 (jiū) means "to seize; to clutch" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 揪?

揪 is made of 1 character: 揪 (12 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.

Is 揪 an HSK word?

Yes. 揪 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.