爪

zhǎo

HSK 7-93 readings

“Foot of a bird or animal” in Chinese is 爪 (zhǎo).

Other characters with the syllable zhao: see all 10 →

Meaning

foot of a bird or animal
paw
claws

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talons
(coll.) foot of an animal or bird
(coll.) foot supporting a cooking pot etc

Example

爬树的动物,比如猫,长有爪子。

Animals that climb trees, like cats, have claws.

From 爪子 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

zhǎofoot of a bird or animal / paw / claws / talons
zhuǎ(coll.) foot of an animal or bird / (coll.) foot supporting a cooking pot etc

Stroke Order

4 strokes

Words containing 爪

爪子zhuǎzi(animal's) clawHSK 7-9

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