| 揪 | [ jiū ] to seize, to clutch, to grab firmly and pull |
| 揪住 | [ jiū zhù ] to grab |
| 揪出 | [ jiū chū ] to uncover, to ferret out (the culprit) |
| 揪心 | [ jiū xīn ] lit. grips the heart, worried, anxious |
| 揪心扒肝 | [ jiū xīn bā gān ] (idiom) extremely anxious, anguished |
| 揪心揪肺 | [ jiū xīn jiū feì ] heart-wrenching |
| 揪揪 | [ jiū jiū ] creased and crumpled, depressed |
| 揪痧 | [ jiū shā ] folk remedy involving repeatedly pinching the neck, throat, back etc to increase blood flow to the area and relieve inflammation |
| 揪辮子 | [ jiū biàn zi ] to grab sb by the queue (i.e. hair), to seize on weak points, to exploit the opponent's shortcomings |
| 揪送 | [ jiū sòng ] to seize and send (to court, to face punishment) |
| 揪鬥 | [ jiū doù ] to seize and subject to public criticism (form of persecution during the Cultural Revolution) |
| ⇒ 揪心揪肺 | [ jiū xīn jiū feì ] heart-wrenching |
| ⇒ 揪揪 | [ jiū jiū ] creased and crumpled, depressed |