Chinese Character Wiki
爫

zhǎo

hand, claw

爫 is a component form of 爪, which depicts a hand or claw pointing downwards.

Evolution

爫 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
爫 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
爫 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
爫 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
爫 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

爫  

zhǎo

radical 87; "claw" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 87)

Component uses

Meaning component in 3 characters (0 verified)

覓 觅 舜

Iconic component in 15 characters (15 verified)

受 爭 采 亂 乳 妥 奚 孚 舀 虢 爰 寽 爯 𤔔 𠬪

Unknown component in 1 character (0 verified)

檃

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

Miscellaneous

Strokes

4

Unicode

U+722B

Shuowen

“爪，也。覆手曰爪，象形。”


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