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拘 jū

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拘 jū Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jū | ju1
English translation
to capture
to restrain
to constrain
to adhere rigidly to
inflexible
to detain, to restrain, to seize

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About 拘 jū

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

拘 jū

Contains the radical

扌 shǒu

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

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Etymology of 拘 jū

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰扌句

Semantic compound

扌 shǒu

Phonetic compound

句 gōu

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 shǒu represents the meaning and 句 gōu represents the sound.

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Example sentences using 拘 jū

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在 zài 船 chuán 的 de 舱 cāng 房 Fáng 中 Zhōng 使人有 yǒu 受 shòu 拘禁 jū jìn 之 zhī 感 gǎn .

One feels cooped up in a cabin on board a ship.

潘 pān 先生 Xiānsheng 心头 xīn tóu 突地跳 tiào 起来 qǐlai ,周身 zhōu shēn 有 yǒu 一种 yī zhǒng 拘牵 jū qiān 不 bù 自由 zìyóu 的 de 感觉 gǎnjué .

Mr. Pan's heart skipped a beat and he felt trapped.

这些 zhè xiē 人 rén 因 yīn 涉嫌 shè xián 犯 fàn 有 yǒu 夜盗罪 zuì 而 ér 被 bèi 拘留 jūliú .

The men were pulled in on suspicion of having committed a burglary.

三 Sān 位 wèi 官员 guān yuán 拘谨 jū jǐn 地 de 挥 huī 了 le 挥手 huī shǒu .

The three officials waved stiffly.

警方 jǐng fāng 对 duì 有 yǒu 组织 zǔzhī 犯罪 fàn zuì 的 de 调查 diàochá 使 shǐ 数 shǔ 人 rén 受到 shòudào 拘捕 jū bǔ .

The police probe into organized crime led to several arrests.

Words with 拘 jū

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
拘留 jūliú to detain (a prisoner)拘留 jūliú
拘捕 jū bǔ to arrest拘捕 jū bǔ
刑事拘留 xíng shì jū liú to detain as criminal刑事拘留 xíng shì jū liú
拘留所 jū liú suǒ prison拘留所 jū liú suǒ
拘束 jūshù to restrict拘束 jūshù
拘禁 jū jìn constraint拘禁 jū jìn
拘 jū to capture拘 jū
拘谨 jū jǐn reserved拘謹
无拘无束 wú jū wú shù unbuttoned無拘無束
拘泥 jū nì to cling to拘泥 jū nì
刑拘 xíng jū to detain as criminal刑拘 xíng jū
不拘一格 bù jū yī gé not stick to one pattern不拘一格 bù jū yī gé
拘役 jū yì detention拘役 jū yì
不拘 bù jū not stick to不拘 bù jū
拘押 jū yā to arrest拘押 jū yā
不拘小节 bù jū xiǎo jié to not bother about trifles (idiom)不拘小節
拘礼 jū lǐ punctilious拘禮
拘传 jū chuán subpoena拘傳
拘票 jū piào warrant (for arrest)拘票 jū piào
拘守 jū shǒu to hold tight拘守 jū shǒu
拘囚 jū qiú to imprison拘囚 jū qiú
拘拿 jū ná to arrest拘拿 jū ná
拘检 jū jiǎn restrained and cautious拘檢

拘 jū Decomposition & Compounds

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拘 jū Decomposition

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