jiū

HSK 7-9
common
verb

Meaning of

揪 means to grip tightly; to seize and pull; to entangle; to involve; to correct. Pronounced jiū. HSK 7-9.

  • to grip tightly; to seize and pull
  • to entangle; to involve; to correct

Character Info

Radical
Strokes9
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

ma
jiū
zhe
de
ěr
duo
lai
 

Mom grabbed my ear and pulled me up.

jǐn
jǐn
jiū
zhe
shéng
zi
wǎng
shàng
 
zhōng
dào
le
shān
dǐng
 

He gripped the rope tightly and climbed up, finally reaching the mountaintop.

Qǐng
tiáo
de
xiǎo
hái
jiū
guò
lai
 
yào
jiào
 

Please grab that naughty child over here so I can teach him a lesson.

Xiǎo
tōu
bèi
qún
zhòng
jiū
sòng
dào
le
pài
chū
suǒ
 

The crowd seized the thief and took him to the police station.

sài
zhōng
 
shuāng
fāng
duì
yuán
dōu
jǐn
jǐn
jiū
zhe
shéng
zi
kěn
sōng
shǒu
 

During the tug-of-war, both teams gripped the rope tightly and refused to let go.