捉 Stroke Order

捉 [zhuō] 1. To grasp; to catch. - Examples: 捉拿 (to capture), 捉奸 (to catch in the act), 捉贼 (to catch a thief), 捉弄 (to make fun of), 捕捉 (to catch), 捕风捉影 (to catch shadows). 2. To hold. - Examples: 捉笔 (to hold a pen), 捉刀 (to take over writing), 捉襟见肘 (to have one’s hands full). --- 捉 [zhuō] (verb) 【Original Meaning】: To hold, to grasp. 【Character Formation】: Phono-semantic compound; from hand, with a phonetic component. 1. Same as the original meaning ([En.] hold; grasp). 2. Extended meaning since the Tang dynasty: to catch, to arrest; [En.] to catch; to apprehend. - Examples: - 唐·杜甫《石壕吏》: At dusk, I entered Shigao Village, and there were officials catching people at night. - 《三国志》: Sun Quan caught Yu by the hand, shedding tears as they parted. 3. To make fun of ([En.] to tease). - Example: 受了别人家捉 ([En.] was made fun of by others). 4. To pick up ([En.] to collect). - Example: 若见女人一发在地，自言持戒，不肯捉之 ([En.] if one sees a woman’s hair on the ground and claims to be virtuous, they would not pick it up). 5. To find, to take advantage of ([En.] to find). - Example: 找个空 ([En.] find a gap or opportunity). 6. To control ([En.] to manage). - Example: 捉不住 ([En.] unable to control). --- 捉 [zhuō] (preposition) Equivalent to "把" or "将" (to handle something). Examples: - 吃了却捉什么还他? ([En.] What could I possibly return to him after eating?) - 向吾宅里坐，却捉主人欺 ([En.] Sat in my home, yet took advantage of the host).