捉

The character "捉" has 10 strokes. "捉" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "捉" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "捉" are "zhuō" . View the stroke order of "捉">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "捉"

v.: clutch; hold; grasp; catch; capture

• clutch : v.抓住；攫住；紧握；紧抓
• hold : v.抓住；拿着；托住；夹住；拘留；稳定；容纳；能装；拥有；为（人）保留；控制；防止；举行
• grasp : v.抓牢；握紧；理解；领会；试图抓住；果断地采取对…有利的行动
• catch : v.截住；拿住；捕获；意外地被缠住；赶上；吸引；激发；击打；感染；起火；着火
• capture : v.占有；控制；准确记录；俘获；吃；永久俘获；袭夺；使…保存于电脑中

Form words with "捉"

捉对厮杀 fight in pairs

撒网捉犯人 net for criminals

Example phrases using "捉"

• 你批评老板，无异于虎头捉虱。

  You are fishing for trouble by criticizing your boss.

• 猫头鹰白天睡觉，晚上捉老鼠。

  Owls sleep by day and hunt rats by night.

• 咱们来玩老鹰捉小鸡。

  Let’s play hawk-and-chickens.

• 她将带着灵𤟥去捉野兔。

  [no obj.]she would course for hares with her greyhounds.

• 那些孩子在厨房里挤进挤出，玩捉人游戏或捉迷藏。

  The children stampeded through the kitchen, playing tag or hide-and-seek.

• 它每天要捉八条鱼才能维持生计。

  He needs to catch up to 8 fish each day to support his family.

• 它跑得很快，以致屠夫捉不到它。

  He ran away so fast that the butcher could not catch him.

• 有一只羊要试着捉到另外一只羊。

  One sheep chases the other sheep and tries to tag them.

• 我经常到海滩去捉小虾和螃蟹.

  I often go to the beach to catch shrimps and crabs.

• 是神秘人猫捉老鼠的杀人游戏？

  Is the mystery man kill the game of cat and mouse?