Read Edit View history 擒 qín catch Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 禽 represents the sound. Originally written as 禽, which is a pictograph of a net with a handle used for hunting. Pinyin Separate values with commas qín × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint 扌 is a component form of 手. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 擒 Simp strokes 擒 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Pictograph of a net with a handle used for hunting. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 擒 Simp strokes 擒 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 擒 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 127, 533 ], [ 186, 533 ], [ 330, 579 ], [ 381, 584 ] ], [ [ 257, 786 ], [ 297, 756 ], [ 301, 742 ], [ 289, 445 ], [ 291, 106 ], [ 284, 73 ], [ 270, 48 ], [ 153, 99 ] ], [ [ 60, 262 ], [ 112, 257 ], [ 355, 428 ] ], [ [ 583, 818 ], [ 606, 788 ], [ 568, 702 ], [ 538, 654 ], [ 471, 570 ], [ 413, 517 ], [ 385, 496 ], [ 370, 493 ], [ 367, 485 ] ], [ [ 622, 738 ], [ 634, 717 ], [ 715, 646 ], [ 812, 579 ], [ 860, 565 ], [ 973, 554 ] ], [ [ 578, 627 ], [ 617, 611 ], [ 639, 594 ] ], [ [ 504, 523 ], [ 547, 519 ], [ 684, 553 ], [ 728, 556 ] ], [ [ 648, 518 ], [ 658, 502 ], [ 635, 470 ], [ 580, 412 ], [ 525, 374 ] ], [ [ 526, 470 ], [ 648, 435 ], [ 688, 414 ], [ 698, 401 ] ], [ [ 448, 450 ], [ 467, 422 ], [ 469, 370 ], [ 462, 324 ], [ 486, 323 ], [ 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530 C 654 553 647 552 641 523 Q 641 508 605 462 L 586 440 Q 561 412 527 381 Q 520 377 518 373 Q 515 367 523 367 Q 541 367 595 411 Q 604 418 616 427 L 644 453 Z", "M 616 427 Q 695 396 698 395 Q 702 396 704 402 Q 707 409 693 428 Q 681 444 644 453 C 615 461 614 459 605 462 L 605 463 Q 551 473 522 477 Q 516 478 518 472 Q 519 465 527 462 Q 554 453 586 440 L 616 427 Z", "M 599 330 Q 704 354 728 341 C 757 333 760 370 730 369 Q 597 363 495 340 Q 479 336 483 356 Q 490 425 485 434 Q 475 447 457 456 Q 450 460 442 459 Q 435 456 440 442 Q 453 408 449 375 Q 445 344 432 330 Q 419 317 423 307 Q 430 297 443 288 Q 453 282 460 288 Q 479 309 560 322 L 599 330 Z", "M 728 341 Q 731 326 738 316 Q 744 306 753 314 Q 765 327 777 380 Q 786 440 796 459 Q 803 475 789 488 Q 779 498 766 507 Q 756 511 748 509 Q 742 506 746 469 Q 746 430 730 369 L 728 341 Z", "M 414 233 Q 390 252 377 254 Q 373 257 368 252 Q 365 248 368 236 Q 393 185 376 55 Q 372 36 379 20 Q 388 4 401 -7 Q 411 -14 414 -6 Q 420 -3 422 14 Q 426 29 424 79 Q 423 161 425 195 C 426 224 426 224 414 233 Z", "M 605 240 Q 786 270 805 250 Q 812 243 809 231 Q 802 63 790 39 Q 787 33 778 36 Q 753 42 726 49 Q 701 53 718 37 Q 773 -12 796 -48 Q 806 -61 818 -52 Q 834 -37 842 -13 Q 852 12 857 152 Q 857 204 874 229 Q 887 248 882 255 Q 875 267 829 295 Q 813 308 798 302 Q 773 292 725 284 Q 667 278 621 270 L 568 263 Q 492 248 414 233 C 385 227 396 189 425 195 Q 435 195 446 199 Q 486 215 560 231 L 605 240 Z", "M 669 149 Q 662 149 652 147 Q 594 137 561 133 Q 554 134 553 138 Q 552 142 605 240 L 621 270 Q 622 274 625 277 Q 644 296 626 311 Q 613 324 599 330 C 573 344 544 347 560 322 Q 576 306 568 263 L 560 231 Q 526 143 507 133 Q 488 123 484 110 Q 481 85 488 76 Q 495 63 506 73 Q 518 91 660 125 Q 672 128 681 131 C 710 140 699 152 669 149 Z", "M 681 131 Q 708 86 717 84 Q 724 83 730 89 Q 736 98 736 119 Q 737 138 716 160 Q 664 205 652 202 Q 648 201 646 192 Q 646 185 659 165 Q 663 158 669 149 L 681 131 Z" ] } 15 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source 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