捉 (zhuō) — to catch, to seize, to grab hold of

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TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字

捉 character · B1 (est.)

捉＝扌＋足

ㄓㄨㄛ · zhuō

verb — to catch, to seize, to grab hold of

字源 FORM — what the parts do

扌義a hand reaching

足聲zú — gives the sound, dragged far to zhuōa foot — the hand catches it as it runs

IFTzú → zhuō — the sound shifts hard, only the donor stays traceable

A hand (扌) with 足 zú for the sound, dragged far to zhuō. The hand shoots out and grabs the running foot — to catch, to seize: 捉住、捉拿、捉迷藏.

那人撒腿就跑，一隻手（扌）猛地伸出，抓住他的腳（足）——捉到了。

He bolts; a hand (扌) shoots out and grabs the running foot (足) — caught.

字源記憶法

意 · Meanings

(本義)捉住、捕捉— to catch, to seize常用

→捉拿、捉弄— to apprehend; to tease — to catch out

(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension