拘

拘
ju̅ = ju + Ø1
to capture / to restrain / to constrain / to adhere rigidly to / inflexible
拘 = 句 + 扌 : The grammar nazi (句) wants to visit the space station, but in front of the space station (Ø1) Zeus holds him back (拘) with a toy claw (扌).

拘 character breakdown

句
go̅u = g + ou1
variant of 勾[gou1]
句
jù = ju + Ø4
sentence / clause / phrase / classifier for phrases or lines of verse
句 = 勹 + 口 : Mnemonic symbol: a grammar nazi.

Zeus (ju), the elephant (勹) and the grammar nazi (句) are playing monkey in the bathroom's space station (Ø4). The elephant uses its long trunk to hold a mandarin (口) just above the grammar nazis head where he can't reach it, while Zeus laughs out loud.
扌
shǒu = sh + ou3
"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc
扌 = 二 + 亅 : Mnemonic symbol: a toy claw.

Characters with 拘 as component

拘 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 拘

拘
捕
to arrest
拘
留
所
detention center / prison
拘
禁
constraint / to detain / to take into custody
无
無
拘
拘
无
無
束
束
free and unconstrained (idiom); unfettered / unbuttoned / without care or worries
拘
拘
谨
謹
reserved / overcautious
拘
泥
to be a stickler for formalities / to rigidly adhere to / to cling to / constrained / ill at ease
拘
拘
礼
禮
to stand on ceremony / punctilious
放
放
诞
誕
不
不
拘
拘
wanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute
拘
迂
inflexible / stubborn
行
拘
to arrest without trial or charge (i.e. administrative detention) (abbr. for 行政拘留[xing2 zheng4 ju1 liu2]) / (old) to arrest

Sentences with 拘

拘 currently does not appear in any sentence.