Radical 爪

8 strokes

claw 爪 (365a) + wait for 巴 (368a) = climb 爬

This also means “to crawl”.

[爬山 (110) pá shān to climb a mountain]

The cat sits with its claws at the ready, and waits for the mouse to come through the hole in the fence — but the mouse climbs over the fence instead. / Nothing will stop him getting to one of the fairy ’s legendary parties.