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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- dai3
- English meanings
- (coll.) to catch, to seize, (literary) to arrest, to seize, to overtake, until
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Enclosed from the lower left structure
Enclosed from the lower left arrangement: outside 辶; inside 隶.
Meaning & sound clues
辶 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “walk”.
隶 is identified as the sound component (lì). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 逮.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
period
blank
raise
till
idle; negligent
wear
bad
bag
loan; lend; forgive
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Related words
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