# 爪子 (zhuǎzi)

In Mandarin Chinese, 爪子 (zhuǎzi) means “claw; paw; talon”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: claw; paw; talon
- Pinyin: zhuǎzi (zhua3 zi5)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 小猫用爪子洗了洗脸。
  Xiǎo māo yòng zhuǎzi xǐ le xǐ liǎn.
  The kitten washed its face with its paws.

## Characters

- 爪 (zhǎo): foot of a bird or animal; paw
- [子](https://hanziro.com/word/zi-noun-suffix/) (zi): (suffix) noun suffix; child

https://hanziro.com/word/zhua-zi-claw/

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