揪
HSK 7freq #9394
Meanings
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- 1.to seize
- 2.to clutch
- 3.to grab firmly and pull
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Wiktionary
- 1.to grasp with one's hand; to pinch
- 2.to gather; to arrange a gathering
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Etymology
Sagart (2023b) reconstructs 揫 (OC *m-tsʰiw) (emended from *[dz]iw) and relates it to 秋 (OC tsʰiw, “autumn”). However: * Mandarin 揫／揪 (jiū) suggests ancestral 揫 (OC *m-tsiw) (ibid.); * See 秋 (qiū) for alternative etymology.
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Related words
揪住 to grab揪心 lit. grips the heart揪揪 creased; wrinkled揪出 to uncover揪送 to seize and send (to court, to face punishment)揪痧 folk remedy involving repeatedly pinching the neck, throat, back etc to increase blood flow to the area and relieve inflammation揪斗 to seize and subject to public criticism (form of persecution during the Cultural Revolution)揪辫子 to grab sb by the queue (i.e. hair)揪心揪肺 heart-wrenching揪心扒肝 (idiom) extremely anxious