"捉" Chinese-English Dictionary

捉 zhuō

Radical: 手 (4 traits)
Number of strokes: 10
Structure: gauche et droite

Cangjie: QRYO 手口卜人
Sijiao: 5608.1
Wubi: RKHY
GB 2312: D7BD
Big5: AEBB
Unicode: U+6349

Decomposition Practice Sheet Dictionary of examples Synonyms

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
捉	zhuō	to clutch / to grab / to capture	syn

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
捉住	zhuō zhù	to catch / to grapple with / to hold onto	syn
捉摸	zhuō mō	to fathom / to make sense of / to grasp	syn
捉弄	zhuō nòng	to tease	syn
捉拿	zhuō ná	to arrest / to catch a criminal	syn
捉奸捉姦	zhuō jiān	to catch a couple in the act (adultery, illicit sexual relations)
捉捕	zhuō bǔ	to arrest / to seize / to capture
捉获捉獲	zhuō huò	to capture
捉急	zhuō jí	humorous pronunciation of 著急\|着急[zhao2 ji2]
捉取	zhuō qǔ	to capture
捉迷藏	zhuō mí cáng	to play hide-and-seek	syn
捉捕器	zhuō bǔ qì	trap (for animals etc)
捉襟见肘捉襟見肘	zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu	lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom) / strapped for cash / unable to make ends meet	syn
捉拿归案捉拿歸案	zhuō ná guī àn	to bring to justice
捉摸不定	zhuō mō - bù dìng	(idiom) unpredictable / elusive / hard to pin down	syn
捉取图像捉取圖像	zhuō qǔ tú xiàng	capture image

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
捕捉	bǔ zhuō	to catch / to seize / to capture
活捉	huó zhuō	to capture alive	syn
难以捉摸難以捉摸	nán yǐ zhuō mō	elusive / hard to pin down / enigmatic
捕风捉影捕風捉影	bǔ fēng zhuō yǐng	lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom) / fig. groundless accusations / to act on hearsay evidence	syn
瓮中捉鳖甕中捉鱉	wèng zhōng zhuō biē	to catch a turtle in a jar (idiom) / to set oneself an easy target / a turkey shoot	syn
捕捉信号捕捉信號		acquisition of signal
关门捉贼關門捉賊	guān mén zhuō zéi	to catch a thief by closing his escape route (idiom)
瓮中捉鳖甕中捉鱉	wèng zhōng - zhuō biē	lit. to catch a turtle in a jar (idiom) / fig. to go after easy prey	syn
贼喊捉贼賊喊捉賊	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