Keyword
claws
- nails
- talons
- Frequency
- #2397
- Strokes
- 4
Readings
zhǎo
Mnemonic
A bird's talons
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
爪
foot of a bird or animal; paw; claws; talons
爪哇
Java (island of Indonesia)
爪子
(animal's) claw
爪
(coll.) foot of an animal or bird; (coll.) foot supporting a cooking pot etc
爪牙
pawn; lackey; accomplice (in crime); collaborator; henchman; claws and teeth
魔爪
Monster (energy drink)
利爪
sharp claw; talon
爪哇岛
Java (island of Indonesia)
西爪哇
West Java, province of Indonesia
中爪哇
Central Java, province of Indonesia
鸡爪
chicken foot
张牙舞爪
to bare fangs and brandish claws (idiom); to make threatening gestures
脚爪
paw; claw
凤爪
(cuisine) chicken foot
爪印
paw print
冰爪
crampon
一鳞半爪
lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom); fig. only odd bits and pieces