zhuō
agripper; saisir; tenir; capturer
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警察正在捉小偷。
jǐngchá zhèngzài zhuō xiǎotōu.
The police are catching the thief.
猫捉老鼠。
māo zhuō lǎoshǔ.
The cat is catching the mouse.
我捉到了一只蝴蝶。
wǒ zhuōdào le yī zhǐ húdié.
I caught a butterfly.
放 (fàng)
release
逃 (táo)
escape
The Chinese character 捉 (zhuō) is composed of two parts: the radical 扌(shǒu), which represents the hand, and the phonetic component 拙 (zhuō), which represents the sound. The original meaning of 捉 is "to grasp" or "to hold", which is related to the hand radical. In ancient times, people used their hands to catch animals or objects, so the character 捉 was used to represent this action. Over time, the meaning of 捉 has expanded to include other meanings, such as "to capture", "to arrest", "to seize", and "to control". The character 捉 can also be used as a verb or a noun. For example, as a verb, it can mean "to catch a ball" or "to arrest a criminal". As a noun, it can mean "a catch" or "a prisoner". The character 捉 is commonly used in Chinese literature, poetry, and everyday conversation.
