Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 揪

to seize
to clutch
to grab firmly and pull

creased; wrinkled
depressed; worried; upset

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

to grab

lit. grips the heart
worried
anxious

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

to uncover
to ferret out (the culprit)

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

to grab sb by the queue (i.e. hair)
to seize on weak points
to exploit the opponent's shortcomings

jiūxīnbāgān

(idiom) extremely anxious
anguished

jiūxīnjiūfèi

heart-wrenching