to capture

擒 character breakdown

"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a toy claw.
generic term for birds and animals / birds / to capture (old)

= + : The Queen of Hearts (qi) told Neanderthal Man (人) to go on a short spin with her birds (禽), but Neanderthal Man misunderstands and spins the birds in the centrifuge (离) in the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2).

Characters with 擒 as component

擒 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 擒

In order to capture, one must let loose. / to loosen the reins only to grasp them better
hands tied and waiting to be captured
to apprehend / to capture / to seize
to capture alive
to defeat the enemy by capturing their chief (idiom)
to be taken prisoner
stretch a hand and grab it (idiom); very easy
(jocular) Valentine's Day, referring to the rising number of extramarrital affairs being discovered on that day

Sentences with 擒

rú
bù
fú
guǎn
 
 
yě
hǎo
jiù
dì
qín
ná