claw; grasping hand
Radical summary
#87
Kangxi
4
Strokes
#66
Frequency
A hand or claw snatching from above: curved and vertical strokes like fingers grabbing straight down.
Suggests claws, a snatching hand, grasping from above, or a clawed animal.
Trace the radical, simplified, traditional, and variant forms when available.
pá
to crawl; to climb
zhuā
to grab; to scratch; to grasp
Claw radical. Found in 爬 (to crawl/climb), 抓 (to grab/scratch), 爱 (love — traditional has 爪).
What radical is this: 爪?
