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捉 zhuō

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捉 zhuō Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhuō | zhuo1
English translation
to clutch
to grab
to capture
to clutch, to grasp, to seize

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About 捉 zhuō

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

捉 zhuō

Contains the radical

扌 shǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

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Etymology of 捉 zhuō

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰扌足

Semantic compound

扌 shǒu

Phonetic compound

足 jù

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 shǒu represents the meaning and 足 jù represents the sound.

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Example sentences using 捉 zhuō

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[谚 yàn ]以 yǐ 贼 zéi 捉 zhuō 贼 zéi ;以毒攻毒 yǐ dú gōng dú .

Set a thief to catch a thief.

那 Nā 鸟 diǎo 在 zài 飞行 fēi xíng 中 Zhōng 捉住 zhuō zhù 了 le 一 yī 只 zhǐ 昆虫 kūnchóng .

The bird caught a bug on the fly.

谷壳 gǔ ké 捉 zhuō 不 bù 到 dào 老 lǎo 鸟 diǎo .

An old bird is not to be caught with chaff.

别看我 wǒ 门神 mén shén 老 lǎo 了 le 不 bù 捉 zhuō 鬼 guǐ , 我 wǒ 耳朵 ěrduo 可 kě 灵 líng 着 zhāo 哩 lī .

I may be an old codger, but I've sharp ears.

他 tā 捉 zhuō 了 le 很多鱼 Yú ,填 tián 饱 bǎo 了 le 肚子 dùzi .

He caught many fish to fill up his belly.

Words with 捉 zhuō

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
捉 zhuō to clutch捉 zhuō
捕捉 bǔzhuō to catch捕捉 bǔzhuō
捉弄 zhuō nòng to tease捉弄 zhuō nòng
捉住 zhuō zhù to catch捉住 zhuō zhù
捉摸 zhuō mō to fathom捉摸 zhuō mō
捉拿 zhuō ná to arrest捉拿 zhuō ná
捉襟见肘 zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu strapped for cash捉襟見肘
捉奸 zhuō jiān to catch a couple in the act (adultery, illicit sexual relations)捉姦
捕风捉影 bǔ fēng zhuō yǐng to act on hearsay evidence捕風捉影
捉迷藏 zhuō mí cáng to play hide-and-seek捉迷藏 zhuō mí cáng
捉拿归案 zhuō ná guī àn to bring to justice捉拿歸案
瓮中捉鳖 wèng zhōng zhuō biē a turkey shoot甕中捉鱉
闭塞眼睛捉麻雀 bì sè yǎn jīng zhuō má què fig. to act blindly閉塞眼睛捉麻雀

捉 zhuō Decomposition & Compounds

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捉 zhuō Decomposition

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