捉

• 拼音: zhuō
• 汉字拆解: 捉 = 扌(hand) + 足 (phonetic), indicating catching with hands

含义

To catch; to capture; to seize; to grab hold of.

Primarily used for catching animals, insects, or people (like criminals). Less commonly used than 抓 in modern speech but appears in many set phrases and idioms like 捉迷藏 (hide and seek) and 捉弄 (to tease/play tricks on).

例句

1. 小时候我经常和邻居的孩子们在田野里捉蜻蜓、捉蝴蝶。
2. 警方经过三个月的追踪，终于在边境捉住了这名在逃嫌犯。
3. 猫咪蹲在角落里一动不动，眼睛紧盯着那只老鼠，准备随时扑上去捉住它。

用法指南

语境: animals, games, law enforcement

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 我们来玩捉迷藏吧。(Let's play hide and seek.)
• 警察捉住了小偷。(The police caught the thief.)

错误说法

• 请捉住这个机会。(Use 抓住 for abstract concepts like opportunities, not 捉)

起源与历史

A phono-semantic compound with 扌 (hand) radical indicating a grabbing action, and 足 serving as the phonetic component.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal