拘

jū

HSK 7-93 readings

“To capture” in Chinese is 拘 (jū).

Other characters with the syllable ju: see all 21 →

Meaning

to capture
to restrain
to constrain

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to adhere rigidly to
inflexible

Example

警方拘留了他。

The police held him in custody.

From 拘留 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

jūto capture / to restrain / to constrain / to adhere rigidly to / inflexible
gōurare / archaic reading — uncommon; see common pronunciation(s)

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Words containing 拘

拘留jūliúto detain (as a prisoner); to keep sb in custodyHSK 7-9 拘束jūshùto restrictHSK 7-9

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