揪 meaning and pronunciation

Simplified/traditional character

揪 English definition

jiū

  • to seize
  • to clutch
  • to hold tight
  • to grip

Characters with the same pronunciation

  • : archaic variant of 糾|纠[jiu1];
  • : wailing of child; chirp;
  • : to gather; to collect;
  • : to hang down;
  • : after all; to investigate; to study carefully; Taiwan pr. [jiu4];
  • : to gather together; to investigate; to entangle; to correct;
  • : complicated, confused; dispute;
  • : lots (to be drawn); lot (in a game of chance);
  • : bun (of hair);
  • : turtledove; (literary) to gather;