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Chinese symbol for “seize”

夺取
duó qǔ
Traditional: 奪取
to seize; to capture; to wrest control of

The closest CC-CEDICT match for seize is 夺取 (duó qǔ), defined as: to seize; to capture; to wrest control of.

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

夺 duó
to rob, to snatch, to take by force
radical 37 ⼤ · 6 strokes
取 qǔ
to take, to receive, to obtain; to select
radical 29 ⼜ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “seize”

WordPinyinMeaning
夺 (奪)duóto seize; to take away forcibly
揪jiūto seize; to clutch
抢占 (搶佔)qiǎng zhànto seize (the strategic high ground)
抓捕zhuā bǔto seize; to capture
占领 (佔領)zhàn lǐngto capture; to seize; to occupy by force

Related words

Other words that share a character with 夺取.

WordPinyinMeaning
剥夺 (剝奪)bō duóto deprive; to expropriate
争夺 (爭奪)zhēng duóto fight over; to contest
掠夺 (掠奪)lüè duóto plunder; to rob
夺得 (奪得)duó déto take (after a struggle); to wrest
夺冠 (奪冠)duó guànto seize the crown; fig. to win a championship
取得qǔ déto acquire; to get; to obtain
采取 (採取)cǎi qǔto adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action); to take
取消qǔ xiāoto cancel; to call off; to revoke; to rescind

See also: Japanese symbol for “seize”.

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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