Hanzi
Traditional
爪
Simplified
爪

(coll.) foot of an animal or bird/(coll.) foot supporting a cooking pot etc

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 8

Pinyin

zhǎo, zhuǎ

Bopomofo

ㄓㄠˇ, ㄓㄨㄚˇ

Jyutping

zaau2

Example sentences

爪子 zhuǎzi
貓用爪子抓沙發。
猫用爪子抓沙发。

The cat is scratching the sofa with its claws.

Example Vocabulary

爪

zhao3

爪子

zhua3'zi

claw; paw

張牙舞爪

zhang1'ya2'wu3'zhao3

魔爪

mo2'zhao3

鳳爪

feng4'zhao3

一鱗半爪

yi1'lin2'ban4'zhao3

利爪

爪兒

爪印

爪哇

zhao3'wa1

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