揪
Meaning
jiū jiu1
- to seize
- to clutch
- to grab firmly and pull
Words with 揪
- 揪心 jiūxīn lit. grips the heart
- 揪出 jiūchū to uncover
- 揪斗 jiūdòu to seize and subject to public criticism (form of persecution during the Cultural Revolution)
- 揪住 jiūzhù to grab
- 揪送 jiūsòng to seize and send (to court, to face punishment)
- 揪痧 jiūshā folk remedy involving repeatedly pinching the neck, throat, back etc to increase blood flow to the area and relieve inflammation
- 揪揪 jiūjiu creased; wrinkled
- 揪辫子 jiūbiànzi to grab sb by the queue (i.e. hair)
- 揪心揪肺 jiūxīnjiūfèi heart-wrenching
- 揪心扒肝 jiūxīnbāgān (idiom) extremely anxious