爪

Alternative forms

 * – when used as a top radical

Derived terms

 * Appendix:Chinese radical/爪

Glyph origin
– a hand grabbing from above (in earlier forms from side); compare, ,.

Definitions

 * 1) claw (of animal, bird); talon; paw; nail
 * 2)  to grab with claws
 * 3) claw-like object; foot (of an item)
 * 4)  hand (of a person)
 * 5)  nail of a person

Usage notes

 * ― paws or claws of vertebrates, except for humans, bears, ducks, geese and swans
 * ― claws of arthropods (crabs, clawed lobsters, scorpions, etc.)
 * ― hands, paws or claws of humans (only in compounds), bears, ducks, geese or swans
 * ― hands or hooves of humans or swine (only for culinary swine hooves)
 * ― hooves

Definitions

 * 1)  to claw; to scratch with one's claw or nail

Kanji

 * 1) nail, claw

Etymology 1
From, in turn from. The standalone form of tsuma below.

Noun

 * 1) nail; claw

Etymology 2
From. The root form of tsume above, generally only used in compounds. Cognate with and.

Affix

 * 1)  nail; claw

Etymology
Distantly related with 🇨🇬, whence 🇨🇬 (> 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬).

Numeral

 * 1) hundred (100)

Etymology
From.