to capture; to restrain; to adhere rigidly to

HSK 6 #2098

Character data

HSK 6
Frequency 2098th character
Radical ⼿ (64.5)
Strokes 8
Index # 976

Definitions

拘 jū
  1. 1. to capture
  2. 2. to restrain
  3. 3. to adhere rigidly to
  4. 4. inflexible
  5. 5. to constrain

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Words containing 拘

Word Meaning
detention center; prison camp
detention center; prison camp
to arrest
cramps; muscular spasm; fig. constrained
cramps; muscular spasm; fig. constrained
erhua variant of jū luán
erhua variant of jū luán
straightjacket
restrained and cautious
restrained and cautious
restrained; confined
restrained; confined
warrant (for arrest)
punctilious; to stand on ceremony
reserved; overcautious
inflexible; stubborn
wanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute
wanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute
free and unconstrained (idiom); unfettered
conventional; conservative