拘 — Chinese character
拘
jū
to detain, to restrain, to seize
- Pinyin
- jū
- Radical
- 64 ⼿ (Hand)
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- 扌 句
- Formation
- pictophonetic — hand; meaning component 扌; sound component 句
- Japanese
- 拘 as a kanji
Common words with 拘
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 拘留 | jū liú | to detain (as a prisoner); to keep sb in custody |
| 拘捕 | jū bǔ | to arrest |
| 拘束 | jū shù | to restrict; to restrain |
| 拘留所 | jū liú suǒ | detention center; prison |
| 拘禁 | jū jìn | constraint; to detain |
| 拘役 | jū yì | detention |
| 不拘 | bù jū | not stick to; not confine oneself to |
| 拘押 | jū yā | to arrest; to take into custody |
| 行政拘留 | xíng zhèng jū liú | to incarcerate sb for a violation of administrative law, typically for 10 days or less; administrative detention |
| 拘谨 (拘謹) | jū jǐn | reserved; overcautious |
| 无拘无束 (無拘無束) | wú jū wú shù | free and unconstrained (idiom); unfettered; unbuttoned |
| 刑事拘留 | xíng shì jū liú | to detain as criminal; criminal detention |
English words written with 拘
- conventional
- uncomfortable
- detention
- confined
- subpoena
- cramps
- constraint
- detain
- unfettered
- reticent
- unbuttoned
拘 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Art of War 1 · I Ching 1 · Mencius 1 · Zhuangzi 11
- Art of War 11.24
- Hexagram 17
- Mencius 7A.37
- Zhuangzi The Great Supreme
- Zhuangzi The Universe
- Zhuangzi Autumn Floods
- Zhuangzi The Secret of Life
- Zhuangzi Robber Chê
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