How to write 挝

挝 (zhuā) 1. 打，敲打。 (To hit, to strike.) 例：鞭～。～鼓。～杀。 (Example: whiplash. Strike the drum. To kill.) 2. 古同“抓”，用指或爪挠。 (An ancient term meaning "to grasp," using fingers or claws to scratch.) 3. 敲打，击 ([En.] beat) 引：《三国演义》：令鼓吏挝鼓。 (Reference: "Romance of the Three Kingdoms": Command the drummers to beat the drum.) 例：挝打(殴打);挝捶(鞭打);挝挞(鞭挞);挝筑(鞭打);挝鼓(击鼓);挝阖(敲门)。 (Examples: to strike (beat someone); to whip; to lash; to hit (beat); to drum; to knock (door).) 4. 抓([En.] grasp) 例：挝子儿(手中抓物让人猜的游戏);挝乖(抓窍门);挝挠(抓破;殴打)。 (Examples: guessing game by grasping something in hand; to grasp the trick; to scratch (break or hit someone).) 5. 贴;靠 ([En.] keep close to) 引： 《金瓶梅词话》：一个死人身上，也没个忌讳，就脸挝着脸儿哭... (Reference: "Jin Ping Mei": There are no taboos on a dead person, crying by rubbing the face against the face...) 6. 摘 ([En.] take off) 引：《儒林外史》：那分府看见他戴了方巾，说道:“衙门寻商...” (Reference: "The Scholars": When the official saw him wearing a square cap, he said... "take it off!") 7. 另见 wō (See also: wō) 8. 老挝，国名，在东南亚。 (Laos, a country name in Southeast Asia.) 9. 撾 (wō) 1. ——“老挝”（Lǎowō）: 亚洲一国名 (Laos: A country's name in Asia.) 2. 另见 zhuā (See also: zhuā)