Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 揪


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Meaning

to seize, to clutch, to hold tight, to grip

Pronunciation

jiū

Explanation

Left: hand , right: autumn (when the rice plants are on fire )

Mnemonic

(In autumn you have to collect for the winter) The hand in autumn seizes.

Radicals

hand
autumn, fall
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Vocabulary

揪斗 jiū dòu to seize and struggle with; to tussle with; fig. to seize and subject to public criticism (e.g. right-roaders during cultural revolution)
揪错 jiū cuò lit. to grab wrong; misconception; blunder; howler
揪送 jiū sòng to seize and send (to court, to face punishment)


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