揪

揪住

jiū zhù

to grab

揪出

jiū chū

to uncover

揪心

jiū xīn

lit. grips the heart

揪心扒肝

jiū xīn bā gān

(idiom) extremely anxious

揪心揪肺

jiū xīn jiū fèi

heart-wrenching

揪揪

jiū jiu

creased; wrinkled

揪痧

jiū shā

folk remedy involving repeatedly pinching the neck, throat, back etc to increase blood flow to the area and relieve inflammation

揪辫子

jiū biàn zi

to grab sb by the queue (i.e. hair)

揪送

jiū sòng

to seize and send (to court, to face punishment)

揪斗

jiū dòu

to seize and subject to public criticism (form of persecution during the Cultural Revolution)