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Chinese symbol for “apprehend”

逮捕
dài bǔ
to arrest; to apprehend; to take into custody; Taiwan pr. [dai3bu3]

The closest CC-CEDICT match for apprehend is 逮捕 (dài bǔ), defined as: to arrest; to apprehend; to take into custody; Taiwan pr. [dai3bu3].

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

逮 dài
to catch, to seize; to arrive, to reach
radical 162 ⾡ · 12 strokes
捕 bǔ
to arrest, to catch, to seize
radical 64 ⼿ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “apprehend”

WordPinyinMeaning
擒获 (擒獲)qín huòto apprehend; to capture
拿náto hold; to seize
悟wùto comprehend; to apprehend
挐náto apprehend; to take
缉捕 (緝捕)jī bǔto seize; to apprehend

Related words

Other words that share a character with 逮捕.

WordPinyinMeaning
力有未逮lì yǒu wèi dàibeyond one's reach or power (to do sth)
狗逮老鼠gǒu dǎi lǎo shǔlit. a dog who catches mice (idiom); fig. to be meddlesome
被捕bèi bǔto be arrested; under arrest
捕鱼 (捕魚)bǔ yúto catch fish; to fish
拘捕jū bǔto arrest
捕捉bǔ zhuōto catch; to seize; to capture
追捕zhuī bǔto pursue; to be after

See also: Japanese symbol for “apprehend”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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