拘 jū
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 句 sentence, clause, phrase, paragraph
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
拘留
jūliú
to detain; detention
Characters in this word
留 liú
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 田 — field, farm, arable land
- Made of
- 卯 4th terrestrial branch 田 field, farm, arable land
Example phrases
- 涉嫌破坏证据的两名嫌疑人已被警方依法拘留。 Shèxián pòhuài zhèngjù de liǎng míng xiányírén yǐ bèi jǐngfāng yīfǎ jūliú. The two suspects accused of destroying evidence have been legally detained by the police.
- 他因为在公共场所吵闹被拘留了一夜。 Tā yīnwèi zài gōnggòng chǎngsuǒ chǎonào bèi jūliú le yí yè. He was held for one night for making a disturbance in a public place.
- 犯了错的司机被警察拘留，等待调查。 Fàn le cuò de sījī bèi jǐngchá jūliú, děngdài diàochá. The driver who made the mistake was detained by the police to await investigation.
Related words
- 拘束 jūshù to constrain; constrained; reserved
- 留 liú to stay; to leave behind
- 留下 liúxià to stay behind; to leave behind
- 留学生 liúxuéshēng international student
- 保留 bǎoliú to keep; to save
- 留学 liúxué to study abroad
- 停留 tíngliú to stay; to stop briefly
- 残留 cánliú to remain; residue
- 逗留 dòuliú to stay; to stop over; to linger
- 扣留 kòuliú to detain; to withhold
- 留恋 liúliàn to be reluctant to leave; to be attached to
- 留念 liúniàn to keep as a souvenir; to take as a memento