to seize / to clutch / to grab firmly and pull

揪 character breakdown

"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a toy claw.
surname Qiu

= + : The Queen of Hearts (qi) celebrates autumn (秋) by offering sacrifices. She puts a bowl of cereals (禾) onto a swing (秋) and has the cereals swing into a fire (火) in front of the outhouse (ou1).
autumn / fall / harvest time

= + : The Queen of Hearts (qi) celebrates autumn (秋) by offering sacrifices. She puts a bowl of cereals (禾) onto a swing (秋) and has the cereals swing into a fire (火) in front of the outhouse (ou1).
old variant of 秋[qiu1]

= + : The Queen of Hearts (qi) celebrates autumn (秋) by offering sacrifices. She puts a bowl of cereals (禾) onto a swing (秋) and has the cereals swing into a fire (火) in front of the outhouse (ou1).
see 鞦韆|秋千[qiu1 qian1]

= + : The Queen of Hearts (qi) celebrates autumn (秋) by offering sacrifices. She puts a bowl of cereals (禾) onto a swing (秋) and has the cereals swing into a fire (火) in front of the outhouse (ou1).

Characters with 揪 as component

揪 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 揪

to uncover / to ferret out (the culprit)
(idiom) extremely anxious / anguished
creased and crumpled / depressed
folk remedy involving repeatedly pinching the neck, throat, back etc to increase blood flow to the area and relieve inflammation
to grab sb by the queue (i.e. hair) / to seize on weak points / to exploit the opponent's shortcomings
to seize and send (to court, to face punishment)
to seize and subject to public criticism (form of persecution during the Cultural Revolution)
creased; wrinkled / depressed; worried; upset

Sentences with 揪

揪 currently does not appear in any sentence.