jiū
揪 (jiū) is a Chinese word meaning “to seize; to clutch; to grab firmly and pull”.
Meanings
- 1to seize
- 2to clutch
- 3to grab firmly and pull
- Part of speech
- verb
Related words
揪心lit. grips the heart揪住to grab揪出to uncover揪心扒肝(idiom) extremely anxious揪心揪肺heart-wrenching揪揪creased; wrinkled揪斗to seize and subject to public criticism (form of persecution during the Cultural Revolution)揪痧folk remedy involving repeatedly pinching the neck, throat, back etc to increase blood flow to the area and relieve inflammation揪辫子to grab sb by the queue (i.e. hair)揪送to seize and send (to court, to face punishment)