to capture / to restrain / to constrain / to adhere rigidly to / inflexible

= + : 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

variant of 勾[gou1]
sentence / clause / phrase / classifier for phrases or lines of verse

= + : 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.
"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a toy claw.

Characters with 拘 as component

拘 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 拘

to detain (a prisoner) / to keep sb in custody
to restrict / to restrain / constrained / awkward / ill at ease / uncomfortable / reticent
to arrest / to take into custody
to incarcerate sb for a violation of administrative law, typically for 10 days or less / administrative detention
conventional / conservative

Sentences with 拘

拘 currently does not appear in any sentence.