爪子

zhuǎzi

noun HSK 7 #7,172

Measure Word

一只爪子 zhī

Meanings

1 claw
2 paw
3 talon

Characters

Examples

猫的爪子很锋利。

Māo de zhuǎzi hěn fēnglì.

A cat's claws are very sharp.

老鹰用爪子抓住了猎物。

Lǎoyīng yòng zhuǎzi zhuāzhù le lièwù.

The eagle caught its prey with its talons.

Tips

mistakes

爪 has two pronunciations: zhuǎ (claw, colloquial, used in 爪子) and zhǎo (literary/formal, used in 魔爪 mózhǎo).

Stroke Order

爪 zhǎo

子 zǐ