拽 (zhuài): to pull, to tug at (sth), to throw, to fling

拽 (zhuài) is a Chinese character meaning “to pull.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 扌 (structural) and 曳 (structural). It ranks #2852 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 拽 to pull 曳 by hand 扌; 曳 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 扌 (hand) appears in many related characters such as 手 (shǒu, hand), 打 (dǎ, hit, make), 找 (zhǎo, to look for).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. to pull
  2. to tug at (sth)
  3. to throw
  4. to fling

Etymology & Origin

拽

ideographicTo pull 曳 by hand 扌; 曳 also provides the pronunciation

Decomposition: ⿰扌曳 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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9

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
生拉硬拽phraseshēng lā yìng zhuàito drag sb along against his will
拽步zhuài bùto take long strides
拽姐zhuǎi jiě(slang) confident and assertive young woman
奶拽nǎi zhuǎi(slang) (of a young man) cute, with a touch of swagger
拖拽verbtuō zhuàito pull
5
Total compounds
40
As first character
60
As last character
0
As middle character

拽 appears in 5 compound words: 40 as the first character, 60 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 拽 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

拖tuō
0.600661 co-occurrences
扯chě
0.43620 co-occurrences
奚xī
0.42916 co-occurrences
绳shéng
0.37310 co-occurrences
厢xiāng
0.34912 co-occurrences
拱gǒng
0.34514 co-occurrences
瓜guā
0.34120 co-occurrences
稳wěn
0.31612 co-occurrences
详xiáng
0.31110 co-occurrences
姐jiě
0.30322 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (1)

生拉硬拽shēng lā yìng zhuàiHSK 7+

to drag somebody along kicking and screaming; to stretch the meaning

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Example Sentences

AI-Generated

请拽出你的证件,配合我们的工作。

qǐng yè chū nǐ de zhèng jiàn , pèi gě wǒ men de gōng zuò .

Please present your identification and cooperate with our investigation.

中国新闻网·生活Aug 2026

当时家长试图徒手把鞋拽出来,结果越卡越紧,只能拨打119求助。

dāng shí jiā cháng shì tú tú shǒu bǎ xié zhuāi chū lái , jié guǒ yuè kǎ yuè jǐn , zhī néng bō dǎ 1 1 9 qiú zhù .

At the time, the parent tried to pull the shoe off by hand, but it only got tighter, so they had no choice but to call 119 for help.

少数派Jul 2026

除了基础的图形化远程控制功能外,精简版还支持类似拖拽操作的直观文件传输方式。

chú le jī chǔ de tú xíng huà yuǎn chéng kòng zhì gōng néng wài , jīng jiǎn bǎn hái zhī chí lèi sì tuō zhuāi cāo zuò de zhí guàn wén jiàn chuán shū fāng shì .

In addition to basic graphical remote control features, the Lite version also supports intuitive file transfer methods similar to drag-and-drop operations.

少数派Jul 2026

尸体没有拖拽的痕迹,全身很干净,并且被摆成了祈祷的姿势。

shī tǐ méi yǒu tuō zhuāi de hén jì , quán shēn hěn gān jìng , bìng qiě bèi bǎi chéng le qí dǎo de zī shì .

There were no signs that the body had been dragged; it was clean all over and had been arranged in a praying position.

少数派Jul 2026

长按文件夹可以重命名、修改颜色、删除,还支持拖拽排序。

cháng àn wén jiàn jiā kě yǐ chóng mìng míng , xiū gǎi yán sè , shān chú , hái zhī chí tuō zhuāi pái xù .

Long-press a folder to rename it, change its color, or delete it. You can also drag and drop to reorder them.

ZaobaoMar 2026

被指强拽女员工 七旬伯遭警制伏

bèi zhǐ qiáng zhuāi nǚ yuán gōng qī xún bó zāo jǐng zhì fú

Man in His 70s Subdued by Police After Allegedly Forcibly Dragging a Female Employee

Tatoeba

她把他从烂泥中拽出来了。

Tā bǎ tā cóng lànní zhōng yè chūlái le.

She pulled him out of the mud.

Character Family

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 拽 (zhuài) mean in Chinese?
拽 (zhuài) primarily means "to pull." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2852 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 拽 and 推?
拽 (zhuài) and 推 (tuī) are often confused. antonym. The key distinguishing feature: 拽 (pull) vs 推 (push).
How many strokes does 拽 have?
拽 is written with 9 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 拽?
The radical associated with 拽 is 扌 (hand). This radical appears in many characters related to hand.
What are the components of 拽?
拽 is composed of: 扌 (structural), 曳 (structural). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰扌曳 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 拽?
Common words with 拽 include: 生拉硬拽 (shēng lā yìng zhuài, "to drag sb along against his will"); 拽步 (zhuài bù, "to take long strides"); 拽姐 (zhuǎi jiě, "(slang) confident and assertive young woman"); 奶拽 (nǎi zhuǎi, "(slang) (of a young man) cute, with a touch of swagger"); 拖拽 (tuō zhuài, "to pull"). There are over 5 compound words containing this character.
Is 拽 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 拽 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.