How to write 捉

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Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "捉"

Printable Handwriting Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 捉

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Printable Stroke Order Practice Worksheet of "捉"

Printable Stroke Order 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.