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Meaning of 擒

Pinyin qín

Radical

扌

Strokes

Definition

capture

Usage

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擒 [qín] 〈动〉【本义】: 捕捉。古籍本作“禽”。 [Basic meaning]: Capture. In ancient texts, it was written as “禽”. 【造字法】: 形声。从手，禽声。 [Character formation]: Phonogram and ideogram. It comes from the hand and the sound of "禽". 【引】 1 射人先射马，擒贼先擒王。——杜甫《前出塞》诗之六 [Reference] "To shoot a person, shoot the horse first; to capture a thief, capture the king first." -- Du Fu, "Poem on Leaving the Frontier, Poem Six". 【例】又如: 擒捕(捕捉);擒捉(捕捉);擒讨(擒获处治) [Example] For instance:擒捕 (capture); 擒捉 (seize); 擒讨 (capture and deal with). 1. 同本义 ([En.] capture; seize) 2. 捉拿 ([En.] catch) 3. 拿 ([En.] hold) 【引】 1 《孙子兵法·谋攻》：大敌之擒也。 [Reference] "The capture of a great enemy." -- Sun Tzu's "The Art of War, Strategy". 2 清·邵长蘅《青门剩稿》：被擒不速死。 [Reference] "Captured, yet did not die quickly." -- Qing Dynasty, Shao Changheng, "Remaining Drafts of the Green Gate". 【例】又如: 擒捉(捉拿);擒生(活捉敌人);擒捽(捉拿，逮捕) [Example] For instance: 擒捉 (to seize); 擒生 (to capture alive); 擒捽 (to seize, to arrest). 3. 拿 ([En.] hold) 【引】 1 《喻世明言》：肩上虽挑却柴担，手里兀自擒着书本。 [Reference] "Though carrying firewood on the shoulder, the book is still held in hand." -- "The Stories to Enlighten the World".

擒拿 qín ná

catch / arrest

生擒 shēng qín

to capture alive

擒获 qín huò

to apprehend / to capture / to seize

束手就擒 shù shǒu jiù qín

hands tied and waiting to be captured

手到擒来 shǒu dào qín lái

stretch a hand and grab it (idiom); very easy

擒贼先擒王 qín zéi xiān qín wáng

destroy the leader and the gang will collapse

欲擒故纵 yù qín gù zòng

In order to capture, one must let loose. / to loosen the reins only to grasp them better

就擒 jiù qín

to be taken prisoner

擒纵机构 qín zòng jī gòu

escapement / lift / escapement mechanism

擒贼擒王 qín zéi qín wáng

to defeat the enemy by capturing their chief (idiom)

擒敌 qín dí

Capture the enemy