Dong Chinese dictionary

dǎi, dài

seize

Phonosemantic compound. Both 辶 (movement) and 隶 (seize) represent the meaning, 隶 represents the sound.

Components

辶 Meaning component

chuò

walk

dài, lì

subservient

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

dǎi

seize, catch; reach, arrive; (coll.) to catch; to seize

dài

(literary) to arrest; to overtake; until

Most common words with 逮

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	逮捕	to arrest
	逮	to seize

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