The police held him in custody.
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拘
jū
jū · keoi1 (Jyutping)
- to capture
- to restrain
- to constrain
- to adhere rigidly to
- inflexible
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Character breakdown
拘
- Meaning
- restrain, seize, detain
- Radical
- 扌
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- ⿰扌句
- Cangjie
- QPR
- Four-corner
- 5702.0
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Example sentences
The police officers arrested the burglar.
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