拘

拘
ju̅ = ju + Ø1
to capture / to restrain / to constrain / to adhere rigidly to / inflexible
拘 = 句 + 扌 : The grammar nazi (句) wants to visit the space station, but in front of the space station (Ø1) Zeus holds him back (拘) with a toy claw (扌).

拘 character breakdown

句
go̅u = g + ou1
variant of 勾[gou1]
句
jù = ju + Ø4
sentence / clause / phrase / classifier for phrases or lines of verse
句 = 勹 + 口 : Mnemonic symbol: a grammar nazi.

Zeus, the elephant and the grammar nazi are playing monkey in the bathroom's space station. The elephant uses its long trunk to hold the mandarin just above the grammar nazis head where he can't reach it, while Zeus laughs out loud.
扌
shǒu = sh + ou3
"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc
扌 = 二 + 亅 : Mnemonic symbol: a toy claw.

Characters with 拘 as component

拘 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 拘

不
拘
一
格
not stick to one pattern
不
拘
not stick to / not confine oneself to / whatever
不
不
拘
拘
小
小
节
節
to not bother about trifles (idiom)
拘
拘
传
傳
subpoena / to summon (for questioning)
拘
囚
to imprison / prisoner
拘
拘
执
執
rigid / inflexible
拘
守
to hold tight / to cling to / to adhere / stubborn / to detain sb as prisoner
不
加
拘
束
unrestricted
刑
事
拘
留
to detain as criminal / criminal detention
刑
拘
to detain as criminal / criminal detention / abbr. for 刑事拘留[xing2 shi4 ju1 liu2]

Sentences with 拘

拘 currently does not appear in any sentence.