Skip to content

拽

zhuāi

4 readings · tap one to hear it

to pull; to tug at (sth)

Make a writing worksheet

Old HSK
Level 6
Strokes
9
Radical
手 +6
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
拽
Common rank
#3,444
Unicode
U+62FD

Sound it out + + = · + + =

Formation & memory

Break the character into parts you already know.

How 拽 is formed

Ideographic compound (会意字)

To pull 曳 by hand 扌; 曳 also provides the pronunciation

Components 扌 曳

Words with 拽

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
生拉硬拽 shēng lā yìng zhuài to drag sb along against his will; to draw a forced analogy
拽步 zhuài bù to take long strides; to hurry (while walking)
奶拽 nǎi zhuǎi (slang) (of a young man) cute, with a touch of swagger
拖拽 tuō zhuài to pull; to drag; to haul
拽姐 zhuǎi jiě (slang) confident and assertive young woman; badass woman