漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
捉: catch, capture
N1 (our estimate)10 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
扌 carries the meaning · 足 is drawn in
10 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
ソクsoku · on'yomi · in compounds
- 捕捉ほそくcapture; seizure; prehension
- 把捉はそくgrasping (a meaning)
とらえるtoraeru · kun'yomi · on its own
- 捉えるとらえるto catch; to capture; to seize
Also read サク, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Imagine a hand reaching out from the left to grab, hold, or shape the world! When you see these three strokes, think of a hand in motion.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side捉 catch · 扌
vs促 stimulate · 亻In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · zhuō
Same form: 捉 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 捉 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 捉 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin zhuō most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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