爫(zhǎo): "claw" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 87)
4 strokes
Readingszhǎozhuǎ
"claw" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 87)
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- zhǎo / zhuǎ
- Meaning
- "claw" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 87)
- Strokes
- 4
- HSK level
- —
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 爫 comes from and how its parts fit together.
Pictograph
A bird's talons; compare 爪
A drawing of the thing it names.
How to write 爫 step by step
4 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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