爪机 (zhuǎjī): mobile phone (internet slang)

Meanings

Zhuǎjī huífù, cuòzì wù guài.

Replying from my phone — please excuse any typos.

Zhè tiáo xiāoxī shì yòng zhuǎjī fā de.

This message was sent from a phone.

memory

Forum slang: typing on a phone with 'paws' (爪 zhuǎ) instead of fingers — it's self-deprecating shorthand for 'sorry for the typos, I'm on mobile.'

register

Internet/forum register, often used in BBS posts and Weibo replies. Standard term is 手机 (shǒujī).

爪 zhǎo

机 jī