拘 (keoi1 | ju1) : arrest, detain; inflexible, rigid

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拘

keoi1

ju1

[1] [v] arrest; detain; take into custody
[2] [adj] inflexible; rigid; restricted

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Stroke count: 8

Level: 2

Radical: 扌 (#64)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

拘

This word has been viewed 5364 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 23rd Feb 2014 09:42

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拘束 keoi1 cuk1 ju1 shu4 = to restrain, restrict; constrained, awkward, ill at ease

拘留 keoi1 lau4 ju1 liu2 = detain; keep in custody; detention

拘捕 keoi1 bou6 ju1 bu3 = arrest

拘禁 keoi1 gam3 ju1 jin4 = constraint, restrain

拘禮 keoi1 lai5 = to be punctilious; to stand on ceremony

拘留院 keoi1 lau4 jyun6*2 = detention center

拘執 keoi1 zap1 = stubborn, rigid, inflexible

不拘 bat1 keoi1 bu4 ju1 = not stick to; not confine oneself to; whatever 國

不拘一格 bat1 keoi1 jat1 gaak3 bu4 ju1 yi1 ge2 = not stick to one pattern 國

拘謹 keoi1 gan2 ju1 jin2 = overcautious

拘留所 keoi1 lau4 so2 ju1 liu2 suo3 = detention centre; "lockup"

無拘束 mou4 keoi1 cuk1 wu2 ju1 shu4 = unrestrained; unconstrained

無拘無束 mou4 keoi1 mou4 cuk1 wu2 ju1 wu2 shu4 = unrestrained; uninhibited

唔拘 m4 keoi1 = not fuss about 粵

唔使拘 m4 sai2 keoi1 = "make yourself at home" 粵

被拘留 bei6 keoi1 lau4 = to be in custody; to be detained; be kept incommunicado

拘拿 keoi1 naa4 ju1 na2 = to capture and arrest

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 拘
Unicode code for this character: U+62d8 (off-site link)

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