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捉

Mandarin · pinyin zhuō

to clutch
to grab
to capture

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捉: zhuō · grasp, clutch; catch, seize

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1 · zhuo1

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zuk1 · zuk3

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character · Etymology 1

to grasp; to hold; to clutch
to catch; to capture
to tease; to play tricks on
to arrest (a person for a crime); to apprehend
(Cantonese) to arrest for a crime
(Cantonese, Hakka) to play (a board game)
(Wu) to pick; to pluck
(Wu) to pick up; to collect

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