Mao Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Hand (shǒu) 抓 Kangxi strokes: 8 Page 421, Entry 11 According to Tang Rhymes (Tangyun), pronounced zao (third tone). According to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), pronounced zao (third tone). In the Extensive Elegant (Boya), it means to scratch. It also means to pinch. In the Book of Zhuangzi (Zhuangzi), it appears in the chapter Xu Wugui: There was a macaque that wound its way, snatching and clawing, to display its cleverness before the king. In the Poetry Commentary of Du Fu (Du Fu Shizhu), jade scratch-head is what is now called a hair-pin. According to Tang Rhymes (Tangyun) and Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), pronounced jiao (third tone). According to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Categorized Chapters (Leipian), pronounced jiao (third tone). The meaning is the same. According to Tang Rhymes (Tangyun), Rhyme Collection (Yunhui), and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), pronounced zhao (fourth tone). According to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced zhao (fourth tone). It also means to claw or prick.