逮
2 readings · tap one to hear it
(coll.) to catch; to seize; to capture
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 辵 +8
- Structure
- Lower-left enclosure 左下包
- Traditional
- 逮
- Common rank
- #3,863
- Unicode
- U+902E
Sound it out + = · + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How to remember it
arrest · Heisig RSH #2227
road + 隶 bondservant
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 逮
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不逮捕特权 | the right of immunity from arrest afforded by the Taiwan ROC Constitution, for the duratio… | |
| 力有未逮 | beyond one's reach or power (to do sth) | |
| 狗逮老鼠 | lit. a dog who catches mice (idiom); fig. to be meddlesome | |
| 逮捕 | to arrest; to apprehend; to take into custody; Taiwan pr. [dai3bu3] |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 隶 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 隶 sound part | subservient; servant | |
| 棣 | cherry; Kerria japonica | |
| 埭 | dam; a ramp leading up to a canal |