Keyword
to capture
- to arrest
- to seize
- Frequency
- #3225
- Strokes
- 15
Readings
qín
Mnemonic
To catch 禽 by hand 扌; 禽 also provides the pronunciation
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
擒
to capture
生擒
to capture alive
擒获
to apprehend; to capture; to seize
束手就擒
(lit.) to submit to having one's hands tied and being taken prisoner (idiom); (fig.) to surrender without a fight
手到擒来
stretch a hand and grab it (idiom); very easy
欲擒故纵
In order to capture, one must let loose.; to loosen the reins only to grasp them better
就擒
to be taken prisoner