zhuā
zhōu

common
cultural

Meaning of 抓周

抓周 means to hold a first-birthday ritual where objects are laid out for a one-year-old to grab, predicting future interests. Pronounced zhuā zhōu.

  • to hold a first-birthday ritual where objects are laid out for a one-year-old to grab, predicting future interests

Definitions & Examples

Bǎo
bao
míng
tiān
yào
zhuā
zhōu
le
 
men
zhǔn
bèi
le
hěn
duō
dōng
xi西
 

The baby will have his one-year-old grabbing ceremony tomorrow, and we've prepared many items.

Àn
zhào
jiù
 
hái
zi
mǎn
zhōu
suì
shí
yào
zhuā
zhōu
 

According to old customs, when a child turns one year old, they should do the grabbing ritual.

zài
zhuā
zhōu
shí
zhuā
dào
le
zhī
 
jiā
dōu
shuō
jiāng
lái
huì
chéng
wéi
zuò
jiā
 

When he did the one-year-old grabbing ceremony, he grabbed a pen, and everyone said he would become a writer in the future.

men
jiā
gěi
hái
zi
bàn
zhuā
zhōu
r
bàn
de
hěn
nao
 

Their family held a very lively one-year-old grabbing ceremony for their child.

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