How is 抓 pronounced?

抓 is pronounced “zhuā” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 抓?

抓 belongs to HSK 5 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 抓 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 5verb

zhuā

抓 (zhuā) means “to grab; to catch; to arrest; to snatch; to scratch”. It is an HSK 5 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

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警察成功抓住了那个逃跑的小偷。

Jǐngchá chénggōng zhuā zhù le nàge táopǎo de xiǎotōu.

The police successfully caught the thief who was running away.

What does 抓 mean?: 抓 (zhuā) means “to grab; to catch; to arrest; to snatch; to scratch”. It is an HSK 5 word.
How is 抓 pronounced?: 抓 is pronounced “zhuā” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 抓?: 抓 belongs to HSK 5 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 抓?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 抓 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-05-27