拘

jū

restrain, seize, detain

How to write 拘, stroke by stroke

to capture; to restrain; to constrain; to adhere rigidly to; inflexible

Pictophonetic: semantic 扌 (hand), phonetic 句

Made of 扌 + 句

拘留jū liúto detain (a prisoner); to keep sb in custody
拘捕jū bǔto arrest
拘束jū shùto restrict; to restrain; constrained; awkward; ill at ease; uncomfortable; reticent
拘留所jū liú suǒdetention center; prison
拘禁jū jìnconstraint; to detain; to take into custody
拘谨jū jǐnreserved; overcautious
无拘无束wú jū wú shùfree and unconstrained (idiom); unfettered; unbuttoned; without care or worries
不拘bù jūnot stick to; not confine oneself to; whatever
拘传jū chuánsubpoena; to summon (for questioning)
拘囚jū qiúto imprison; prisoner
拘执jū zhírigid; inflexible
拘守jū shǒuto hold tight; to cling to; to adhere; stubborn; to detain sb as prisoner

这个男人被警察拘留了。
zhè ge nán rén bèi jǐng chá jū liú le 。
The man was held in police custody.
警方拘留了他。
jǐng fāng jū liú le tā 。
The police held him in custody.
警察拘捕了这个窃贼。
jǐng chá jū bǔ le zhè ge qiè zéi 。
The police officers arrested the burglar.