擒
Meanings
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- 1.to capture
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Wiktionary
- 1.to catch; to capture; to seize; to arrest
- 2.to hold; to grasp
- 3.to climb
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *ɡrɯm): semantic 扌 + phonetic 禽 (OC *ɡrɯm).
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Derived terms
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Related words
就擒 to be taken prisoner生擒 to capture alive擒获 to apprehend擒人节 (jocular) Valentine's Day, referring to the rising number of extramarrital affairs being discovered on that day欲擒故纵 In order to capture, one must let loose.手到擒来 stretch a hand and grab it (idiom); very easy束手就擒 (lit.) to submit to having one's hands tied and being taken prisoner (idiom)擒贼擒王 (idiom) to defeat the enemy by capturing their leader