Chinese symbol for “clutch”
捉
zhuō
to clutch; to grab; to capture
The closest CC-CEDICT match for clutch is 捉 (zhuō), defined as: to clutch; to grab; to capture.
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
Other Chinese words for “clutch”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 离合器 (離合器) | lí hé qì | clutch (mechanics) |
| 离合 (離合) | lí hé | clutch (in car gearbox); separation and reunion |
| 揪 | jiū | to seize; to clutch |
| 掐 | qiā | to pick (flowers); to pinch |
| 卡住 | kǎ zhù | to jam; to choke |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 捉.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 捕捉 | bǔ zhuō | to catch; to seize; to capture |
| 活捉 | huó zhuō | to capture alive |
| 捉住 | zhuō zhù | to catch; to grapple with |
| 捉弄 | zhuō nòng | to tease |
| 捉拿 | zhuō ná | to arrest; to catch a criminal |
| 捉摸 | zhuō mō | to fathom; to make sense of |
See also: Japanese symbol for “clutch”.
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.