How to write 捉

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Printable Handwriting Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 捉

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Meaning of 捉

Pinyin zhuō

Radical

扌

Strokes

Definition

to clutch / to grab / to capture

Usage

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捉 [zhuō] (动) 【本义】: 握，持【造字法】: 形声。从手，足声。 1. 同本义 (En. hold; grasp) 2. 到唐代引申出捉拿，擒拿; 追捕 (En. catch; arrest) 3. 戏弄 (En. make fun of) 4. 捡，拾 (En. pick up) 5. 找，趁 (En. find) 6. 控制 (En. control) 例文: - 捉拿 - catch. - 捉奸 - catch in the act. - 捉贼 - catch a thief. - 捉弄 - make fun of. - 捉身 - grip someone's body. (介) 相当于“把”、“将” 引: 1. 身边铜钱又无，吃了却捉什么还他? (En. With no money on hand, what can I give back?) 2. 好得合头痴。向吾宅里坐，却捉主人欺。 (En. How strange it is to sit in my house and be cheated by the host.)

捉奸 zhuō jiān

to catch a couple in the act (adultery, illicit sexual relations)

捉弄 zhuō nòng

to tease

捕捉 bǔ zhuō

to catch / to seize / to capture

捉拿 zhuō ná

to arrest / to catch a criminal

活捉 huó zhuō

capture alive / catch alive

捉住 zhuō zhù

to catch / to grapple with / to hold onto

捉摸 zhuō mō

to fathom / to make sense of / to grasp

捉迷藏 zhuō mí cáng

to play hide-and-seek

捉襟见肘 zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu

lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom) / strapped for cash / unable to make ends meet

捕风捉影 bǔ fēng zhuō yǐng

lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations / to act on hearsay evidence

不可捉摸 bù kě zhuō mō

subtle / elusive / intangible / uncanny / unpredictable

捉摸不定 zhuō mō bù dìng

elusive / unpredictable / guessed what was happening but did not know what was really taking place. / difficult to ascertain

捉拿归案 zhuō ná guī àn

to bring to justice

瓮中捉鳖 wèng zhōng zhuō biē

to catch a turtle in a jar (idiom); to set oneself an easy target / a turkey shoot

贼喊捉贼 zéi hǎn zhuō zéi

lit. a thief crying "Stop the thief!" (idiom) / fig. to accuse sb of a theft and try to sneak away oneself / to cover up one's misdeeds by shifting the blame onto others

捉贼捉赃 zhuō zéi zhuō zāng

To catch a thief you must find the stolen goods.