拘
Definition
jū:* 逮捕或扣押。 ～捕。～系。～留。～拿。～囚。～禁。～押。 * 限，限制。 ～束。～谨。不～小节。 * 固执，不变通。 ～泥。～礼。～迂。 gōu:* 遮蔽："凡为长者粪之礼，必加帚于箕上，以袂～而退"
restrain, seize, detain
Structure
Related substructures
Precursors
Bronze Inscriptions
c. 1200–221 BCE (Shang–Zhou; continues into the Warring States)
Inscriptions cast or engraved on ritual bronzes, especially prominent from the Western Zhou onward; a major source for early political, ritual, and social history.Wikipedia ->
Small Seal Script
Standardized 221–206 BCE (Qin); developed earlier in Qin
The standardized seal script promulgated after Qin’s unification, based on earlier Qin seal forms and used as an empire-wide norm.Wikipedia ->
Clerical Script
c. 300 BCE–220 CE (emerged late Warring States/Qin; dominant Han)
A practical script that evolved from late Warring States/Qin writing; it matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, favoring faster, more rectilinear strokes.Wikipedia ->