爪 (zaau2 | zhao3 zhua3) : claw; talon; paw

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爪

zaau2

zhao3 zhua3

claw; talon; paw; unguis; nail

Pinyin zhao3 is standard reading; zhua3 is variant.

Stroke count: 4

Level: 1

Radical: 爪 (#87)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

爪

Don't confuse with:
瓜

This word has been viewed 7780 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 30th Oct 2014 13:26

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八爪魚 baat3 zaau2 jyu4 ba1 zhao3 yu2 = octopus

鳳爪 fung6 zaau2 feng4 zhao3 = chicken's feet (dim sum)

爪子 zaau2 zi2 zhua3 zi5 = paw, claw, talon

五爪金龍 ng5 zaau2 gam1 lung4 wu3 zhua3 jin1 long2 = a morning glory

軋爪 gaat3 zaau2*1 = disturb 粵

狗爪邊 gau2 zaau2 bin1 gou3 zhao3 bian1 = Kangxi radical 94 (standing dog) (犭) 粵

爪字頭 zaau2 zi6 tau4 zhao3 zi4 tou2 = Kangxi radical 87 (claw) (爫)

爪部 zaau2 bou6 zhao3 bu4 = Kangxi radical 87 (claw) (爫)

爪哇 zaau2 waa1 = Java

五爪 ng5 zaau2 wu3 zhua3 = Wuzhua (lit., "five claws"), type of python
See all 11 compounds (CantoDict reports 12 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 爪
Unicode code for this character: U+722a (off-site link)

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