捉 Stroke Order — How to Write 捉

Stroke Order

捉 is written in 10 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 扌, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

捉 Radical and Character Components

Components:扌足

捉 is a phono-semantic compound: 扌 (hand) carries the meaning, while 足 indicates the sound.

Radical: 扌 + 7 more strokes

捉 Pronunciation and Pinyin

zhuō

Meanings of 捉 in Chinese

zhuō捉

To catch, seize, or arrest, as in catching a person, an animal, or a thief; also to tease or trick.

警察正在捉拿逃犯。

The police are currently apprehending the fugitive.

To grasp, hold, or seize; specifically, it refers to holding a writing instrument (like '捉笔' to hold a pen), '捉刀' (to ghostwrite), or idiomatically, '捉襟见肘' (to be in a predicament due to lack of resources).

他有时会捉刀为朋友撰写一些报告。

He occasionally ghostwrites some reports for his friends.

Common Words and Phrases with 捉

zhuō捉dāo刀

To ghost-write; to act as a substitute for someone in writing or performing a task.

因为老板行程繁忙，这份重要报告最终由秘书捉刀完成。

Due to the boss's busy schedule, this important report was ultimately ghostwritten by the secretary.

zhuō捉dāo刀rén人

A ghostwriter or one who takes another's place to do something, especially writing; originally referred to Cao Cao.

他只是一个捉刀人，真正的作者另有其人。

He is merely a ghostwriter; the real author is someone else.

zhuō捉guǐ鬼fàng放guǐ鬼

Double-dealing; acting two-facedly, doing bad things while pretending to be good.

他一边散布谣言，一边又装作调解人，这种捉鬼放鬼的行为让人非常不齿。

He spreads rumors on one hand and then pretends to be a mediator on the other; such two-faced behavior of playing both sides is truly despicable.

zhuō捉jiān奸

to catch someone in the act of adultery

王先生发现妻子行踪可疑，便暗中调查，希望能捉奸，查清真相。

Mr. Wang found his wife's whereabouts suspicious, so he secretly investigated, hoping to catch them in the act and uncover the truth.

zhuō捉jīn襟jiàn见zhǒu肘

To be in a predicament or have too many difficulties to cope with, like pulling down one's jacket to conceal raggedness only to expose one's elbows.

由于公司最近资金周转不灵，每个项目都显得捉襟见肘，我们必须精打细算。

Due to the company's recent cash flow problems, every project feels stretched thin, and we must be very frugal.

zhuō捉mí迷cáng藏

Zhuo micang (捉迷藏) primarily refers to the children's game 'hide-and-seek', where one person seeks others who are hiding. It can also figuratively describe being tricky or evasive in speech, making it hard to understand someone's true meaning.