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arrest

HSK 7 N1
dǎi, dài
タイ
체, 태
Phonosemantic compound. Both 辶 (movement) and 隶 (seize) represent the meaning, 隶 represents the sound.
Components
walk+ subservient =
arrest
Meaning component
chuò walk
Meaning component
dài subservient
to catch from behind
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[dǎi]
(coll.) to catch; to seize
[dài]
(literary) to arrest; to seize; to overtake; until
Example Sentences