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to grip

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

zuan4 zuàn

Meaning


Primary

to grip

Alternatives

grip, gripping, gripped, grips, to grasp, grasp

Mnemonic


[zu-] Zeus is in the [4] bathroom of the [-an] pawn shop where he is slacking off from work. He 攥 grips a second-hand ⺮ bamboo brush tightly with his 扌 finger. He uses it to draw a 大 big Greek 目 eye on some 糸 silk cloth that hangs over the toilet. The owner comes into the bathroom and tries to stop him, but he can't pull the ⺮ bamboo brush from the 攥 grip of Zeus!

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