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Meaning of 拘

Pinyin jū、 gōu

Radical

扌

Strokes

Definition

adhere / capture / restrain

Usage

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拘 [jū] Base Meanings: 1. Arrest or detain. - 逮捕或扣押：拘捕 (arrest), 拘系 (detain), 拘留 (detain), 拘拿 (apprehend), 拘囚 (imprison), 拘禁 (restrict), 拘押 (hold). 2. Limit, restrict. - 限，限制：拘束 (restrain), 拘谨 (cautious), 不拘小节 (not sweat the small stuff). 3. Stubborn, inflexible. - 固执，不变通：拘泥 (sticking to something), 拘礼 (rigid in following rules), 拘迂 (obtuse). Expanded Meanings: 1. 同本义 (same original meaning) - [En.] arrest; detain. 2. 束缚;限制 (restrain; constrain) - [En.] restrain; constrain. 3. 拘守;拘泥于 (stick to) - [En.] stick to. 4. 如: 拘文牵墨 (sticking to formal writing or being bound by literary constraints); 拘文牵义 (sticking to meanings of words or text). 5. 抽搐 (twitch; constricture) - [En.] twitch; constrict. 6. 通 “钩 (gōu)” (fish for, probe) - [En.] fish for. 7. 通 “痀” (bend, spasm) - [En.] bend. Additional Meanings: 1. 遮蔽 (cover). - 遮蔽：“凡为长者粪之礼，必加帚于箕上，以袂～而退” (For the rites of cleaning for the elders, a broom must be placed on the dustpan to cover [it] and then retreat).

拘役 jū yì

detention

拘留 jū liú

to detain (a prisoner) / to keep sb in custody

拘押 jū yā

to arrest / to take into custody

拘束 jū shù

to restrict / to restrain / constrained / awkward / ill at ease / uncomfortable / reticent

拘谨 jū jǐn

reserved / overcautious

拘泥 jū nì

to be a stickler for formalities / to rigidly adhere to / to cling to / constrained / ill at ease

拘捕 jū bǔ

to arrest

不拘 bù jū

not stick to / not confine oneself to / whatever

拘禁 jū jìn

constraint / to detain / to take into custody

拘留所 jū liú suǒ

detention center / prison

不拘一格 bù jū yī gé

not stick to one pattern

无拘无束 wú jū wú shù

free and unconstrained (idiom); unfettered / unbuttoned / without care or worries

拘束力 jū shù lì

binding

拘礼 jū lǐ

to stand on ceremony / punctilious

不拘小节 bù jū xiǎo jié

to not bother about trifles (idiom)

拘于 jū yú

Stick to

拘执 jū zhí

rigid / inflexible

拘管 jū guǎn

Custody

拘传 jū chuán

subpoena / to summon (for questioning)

拘票 jū piào

warrant (for arrest)