拘

jū

to capture · to restrain

Radical: 扌 Strokes: 8

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

打拉指报托折推接投护提排

Same radical

打拉指报托折推接投护提排才扬执

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Character Decomposition

拘=扌+句

Etymology

hand

Meanings

to capture

to restrain

to constrain

to adhere rigidly to

inflexible

jū

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Words with 拘 192 total

not stick to · not confine oneself to · whatever不拘bù jū subpoena · to summon (for questioning)拘传jū chuán to have scruples · to have misgivings拘忌jū jì restrained and cautious拘检jū jiǎn reserved · overcautious拘谨jū jǐn to stand on ceremony · punctilious拘礼jū lǐ cramps · muscular spasm · fig. constrained · ill at ease拘挛jū luán

Idioms with 拘 23 total Chain

to not bother about trifles (idiom)不拘小节bù jū xiǎo jié not stick to one pattern不拘一格bù jū yī gé wanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute放诞不拘fàng dàn bù jū

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