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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 4 (est.) · 詞
抓住 word · TOCFL 4 (est.)
抓住 ＝ 抓 ＋ 住
ㄓㄨㄚ ㄓㄨˋ · zhuāzhù
verb — to grab hold of, to catch and keep (a person, a chance, a point)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

抓to grab (抓緊)zhuāa hand 扌 and a claw 爪, fingers hooked to seize; 爪 zhǎo also gives the sound
住to hold fast, stay put (記住)zhùhere the result: the catch holds
抓住，抓緊的抓，記住的住。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

爪子（爪）一勾，就抓牢不放（住）。
The claw (爪) hooks down, and the grip holds (住) and will not let go.
記憶法
關 · Related
抓緊zhuājǐngrip tight — the same 抓記住jìzhùthe hold-fast 住, as a result complement