抓
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Translingual
Han character
抓 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 手竹中人 (QHLO) or X手竹中人 (XQHLO), four-corner 52030, composition ⿰扌爪)
References
- KangXi: 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
| trad. | 抓 | |
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| simp. # | 抓 | |
Glyph origin
Characters in the same phonetic series (爪) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
| Old Chinese | |
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| 抓 | *ʔsruː, *ʔsruːʔ, *ʔsruːs |
| 爪 | *ʔsruːʔ |
| 笊 | *ʔsruːʔ, *ʔsruːs |
| 找 | *ʔsruːʔ |
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Definitions
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 strengthen quality control of products
- 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
- (to grab): (colloquial) 抄 (chāo)
- (to scratch):
Dialectal synonyms of 搔 (“to scratch (an itch)”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
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| Classical Chinese | 搔 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 搔, 撓 | |
| Mandarin | Taiwan | 搔, 抓 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 𢯎, 搲 |
| Hong Kong | 𢯎, 搲 | |
| Taishan | 搲 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 搲 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 爪 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 爪 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 爪 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 爪 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 爪 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 爪 | |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 扒 |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 扒 |
| Quanzhou | 扒 | |
| Zhangzhou | 扒 | |
| Tainan | 扒 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 扒 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 扒 | |
| Shantou (Chaoyang) | 扒 | |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 抓 |
- (to be responsible for): 主管 (zhǔguǎn)
- (to attract):
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- (to catch):
Dialectal synonyms of 捉 (“to catch; to capture”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 捉, 抓, 捕, 捕捉 | |
| Mandarin | Taiwan | 抓, 捉 |
| Malaysia | 捉 | |
| Singapore | 捉, 抓 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 捉 |
| Hong Kong | 捉 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 捉 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 捉 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 捉 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 捉 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 捉 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 捉 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 捉 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 捉 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 捉 | |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 掠 |
| Xiamen (Tong'an) | 掠 | |
| Quanzhou | 掠 | |
| Zhangzhou | 掠 | |
| Zhangzhou (Longhai) | 掠 | |
| Tainan | 掠 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 掠 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 掠 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 掠 | |
| Chaozhou | 掠 | |
| Raoping | 掠 | |
| Shantou | 掠 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 掠 | |
| Wenchang | 掠 | |
| Qionghai | 掠 | |
- (to arrest):
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Synonyms of 抓
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Dialectal synonyms of 逮捕 (“to arrest”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 逮捕, 拘捕, 捕捉, 緝捕, 捉拿 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 逮, 抓 |
| Taiwan | 捉, 抓 | |
| Singapore | 捉, 抓 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 拉 |
| Hong Kong | 拉 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 拉 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 捉 |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 緝掠 |
| Quanzhou | 網, 網董 | |
| Tainan | 掠 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 掠 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 掠 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 掠 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 掠 | |
| Wu | Ningbo | 揢 |
| Wenzhou | 拔 | |
Compounds
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Japanese
Kanji
抓
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
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Readings
- Go-on: しょう (shō)←せう (seu, historical)
- Kan-on: そう (sō)←さう (sau, historical)
- Kun: つまむ (tsumamu, 抓む); つねる (tsuneru, 抓る)
Korean
Hanja
抓 • (jo) (hangeul 조)
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Vietnamese
Han character
抓: Hán Nôm readings: co, trảo
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