to seize / to clutch / to grab firmly and pull

揪 character breakdown

"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a toy claw.
autumn / fall / harvest time

= + : The Queen of Hearts (qi) celebrates autumn (秋) by offering sacrifices. She puts a bowl of cereals (禾) onto a swing (秋) and has the cereals swing into a fire (火) in front of the outhouse (ou1).
old variant of 秋[qiu1]
see 鞦韆|秋千[qiu1 qian1]

Characters with 揪 as component

揪 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 揪

lit. grips the heart / worried / anxious

Sentences with 揪

揪 currently does not appear in any sentence.