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拘
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detain

HSK 7 N1
Human →Actions →Change
jū
コウ
かか.わる
구
Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 句 represents the sound.
Components
扌 hand (side)+ 句 sentence =
拘 detain
扌 Meaning component
shou hand (side)
hand
扌 is a component form of 手.
句 Phonetic component
jù sentence
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Notes
Similar Characters
奉 proffer扎 prick扑 strike (simp)扒 pick pockets打 strike扔 throw away払 caress (jp)托 hold up (simp)扛 carry over the shoulder扢 caper扣 button扦 poke扪 stoke (simp)扫 clear (simp)扬 scatter (simp)扭 twist扮 play the part of扯 yank扰 annoy (simp)扳 tug
Historical Evolution
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
拘
Regular
Modern
Chinese
拘 [jū]
to capture; to restrain; to constrain; to adhere rigidly to; inflexible
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (45)
拘留 [jū​liú] #4,746
to detain (a prisoner)
拘捕 [jū​bǔ] #6,988
to arrest
刑事拘留 [xíng​shì​jū​liú] #12,675
to detain as criminal
拘留所 [jū​liú​suǒ] #9,897
detention center
拘束 [jū​shù] #14,180
to restrict
拘禁 [jū​jìn] #15,579
constraint
拘谨 [jū​jǐn] #19,409
reserved
拘谨 [jū​jǐn] #19,409
reserved
无拘无束 [wú​jū​wú​shù] #18,549
free and unconstrained (idiom); unfettered
无拘无束 [wú​jū​wú​shù] #18,549
free and unconstrained (idiom); unfettered
35 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (40)
⭐ 関わる [かかわる] #1,153
to be involved (in)
⭐ 拘束 [こうそく] #3,437
restriction
⭐ にも関わらず [にもかかわらず] #8,703
in spite of
⭐ 拘る [こだわる] #28,002
to be obsessive (about)
拘泥 [こうでい] #36,804
adhering to
身柄を拘束する [みがらをこうそくする] #38,065
to detain
⭐ 拘置所 [こうちしょ] #38,731
prison
係る [かかる] #40,249
to be the work of
⭐ 拘留 [こうりゅう] #40,471
custody
拘束力 [こうそくりょく] #51,471
binding force
30 more items
KOREAN WORDS (6)
구속 #44,974
restriction; restraint
구금
custody
구금자
detained person; person in custody
구류
detention
구속력
binding power
구치소
detention house; lockup