How to write 揪

揪 (jiū) 1. To grasp or twist with the hand. - 用手抓住或扭住。 - Examples: 揪住 (hold tight), 揪心 (to feel anxious or worried), 揪辫子 (to grab a braid). 2. Same as the original meaning ([En.] collect). - 同本义 ([En.] collect). - Example: 《新唐书》: 佺揪聚军中币万余匹，悉袍、带并与之. (Qian gathered over ten thousand pieces of currency in the army, giving them all the robes and belts.) 3. To grasp; to seize ([En.] hold tight; seize). - 抓;扯住 ([En.] hold tight; seize). - Example: 《水浒传》: 郑屠右手拿刀，左手便来要揪鲁达. (Zheng the butcher held a knife in his right hand, while his left hand reached out to grab Lu Da.) - Related phrases: - 揪捽 (to grab; to twist) - 揪扯 (to pull and grasp) - 揪撇 (to throw aside) - 揪采 (to pay attention to; to care for) - 揪痧 (a folk treatment for certain illnesses, typically involving pinching areas like the neck or throat to cause localized skin congestion) 4. To whip; to thrash ([En.] whip; thrash). - 抽打 ([En.] whip; thrash). - Example: 清· 韩邦庆《海上花列传》: 拨县里捉得去办，办理拐逃，揪二百藤条，收仔长监. (In the County, they were caught and dealt with, using two hundred rattan strips for punishment.)