捉

zhuō

to clutch; to grab; to capture

verb HSK 3.0 · Band 6

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

捉

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

捉
  • 捕捉bǔzhuōto catchB7
  • 捉迷藏zhuōmícángto play hide-and-seekB7

See it in sentences

猫在捉老鼠。

The cat is catching the mouse.

你捉到那条鱼了吗？

Did you catch that fish?