123456789101112Keywordto seizeto pinchto graspFrequency#3055Strokes12ReadingsjiūMnemonic扌 (hand) gives the meaning and 秋 the sound.Stroke orderComposed of扌hand秋autumnUsed in vocabulary揪jiūto seize; to clutch; to grab firmly and pull揪出jiūchūto uncover; to ferret out (the culprit)揪心jiūxīnlit. grips the heart; worried; anxious揪住jiūzhùto grab揪斗jiūdòuto seize and subject to public criticism (form of persecution during the Cultural Revolution)