Spot 爪
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
爪 component
zhǎo · claws, nails, talons
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 爪
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue爪Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
These cards only show complete visual decompositions from the current dataset that contain 爪.
抓=
扌
爬=
+巴
笊=
竹
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 爪 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
爬pá
to crawl
HSK 3.0 · L3抓zhuāto grab
HSK 3.0 · L5抓紧zhuājǐnto keep a firm grip on
HSK 3.0 · L5爬山pá shānto climb a mountain
HSK 2.0 · L3主抓zhǔ zhuāto be in charge of
抓包zhuā bāoto catch sb in the act
抓辫子zhuā biàn zito grab sb by the pigtail
抓饼zhuā bǐngfluffy, flaky pancake
抓地zhuā dìgrip on the road
抓哏zhuā gén抓猴zhuā hóu抓奸zhuā jiānto catch a couple in the act