捉 — chak

Parts that make up 捉

How 捉 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 捉 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 手, 足.

Korean example words with 捉

• 포착捕捉 Korean gloss: 요점이나 요령을 얻음
• 피착하다被捉 Korean gloss: 남에게 붙잡히다
• 착거하다捉去 Korean gloss: 사람을 붙잡아 가다
• 착래하다捉來 Korean gloss: 사람을 붙잡아 오다
• 착수하다捉囚 Korean gloss: 죄인을 잡아서 가두다
• 착송하다捉送 Korean gloss: 사람을 붙잡아서 보내다
• 집착執捉 Korean gloss: 죄인을 붙잡음.
• 활착活捉 Korean gloss: 산 채로 잡음.
• 착치捉致 Korean gloss: 사람을 붙잡아 옴.
• 대착大捉 Korean gloss: 고기 따위가 많이 잡히는 일.
• 착현捉現 Korean gloss: 예전에, 죄인을 잡아서 대령하던 일.
• 빙공착영憑空捉影 Korean gloss: 허공에 의지하여 그림자를 잡는다는 뜻으로, 말과 행동이 이루어질 가망이 없음을 비유적으로 이르는 말

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 捉

• 捉えるとらえる to catch; to capture; to seize
• 捕捉ほそく capture; seizure; prehension
• 把捉はそく grasping (a meaning)
• 捕捉剤ほそくざい scavenger
• 捉え方とらえかた interpretation; perception; understanding
• 猿猴捉月えんこうそくげつ trying to reach above one's station and failing; trying to accomplish something beyond one's abilities and failing; monkey catching (a reflection of) the moon (in the water)
• 心を捉えるこころをとらえる to impress; to charm
• 捉えどころとらえどころ key to understanding; point (e.g. of an argument)
• 意味を捉えるいみをとらえる to grasp the meaning
• 言葉尻を捉えることばじりをとらえる to pounce on someone's words; to cavil at someone's words; to trip someone up with their own words
• 捉えどころのないとらえどころのない hard to figure out; elusive; slippery

Characters sharing the phonetic 足

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “착”

Other hanja with radical 手