Radical What does the radical 爪 mean? The radical 爪 means claw; it has 4 strokes. Quick factsMeaningclawStrokes4Kanji using it32 爪4 strokes32 kanjiclawStroke order · 4 strokesWatch it written1234Kanji using this radical受receive愛love浮float乳milk将general採picking菜vegetables墾land reclamation奨encouragement妥settlement媛beautiful woman彩color懇earnestness授granting援aid揺shaking暖warm渓mountain stream爵peerage瑶beautiful jade瞬blink of an eye稲rice plant穏calm緩loose舜rose of Sharon謡singing遥distant采picking隠hiding鶏chicken曖vague淫lewdness