爪子

zhǎozi

claw; talon; paw

Wiktionary

Homographs

爪子 zhuǎzi (animal's) claw

Examples

他用狗爪子从火裡取走坚果。

He takes the nuts from the fire with the dog's foot.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

=1 爪 zhǎo
  1. foot of a bird or animal
  2. paw
  3. claws
  4. talons
=1 爪 zhuǎ
  1. (coll.) foot of an animal or bird
  2. (coll.) foot supporting a cooking pot etc
=2 子 zǐ
  1. son
  2. child
  3. seed
  4. egg
  5. small thing
  6. 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat
  7. viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 wǔděngjuéwèi
  8. ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north)
  9. subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub-
=2 子 zi noun suffix, as in 椅子 yǐzi "chair"