逮 dǎi to catch
to catch; to seize
怎么记住“逮”: 辶 walking + 隶 subordinate = to catch. The boss sends his subordinate after the thief, who is walking away, hoping to catch him before the corner.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
逮 = 辶 walking + 隶 subordinate
- 辶 walking meaning
- 隶 subordinate sound
The boss sends his subordinate after the thief, who is walking away, hoping to catch him before the corner.
How it came to be
Walking gives the meaning and the right part gives the sound.
用法
- Two readings. Formal dàibǔ 逮捕 (dàibǔ) means 'to arrest': legal register.
- Colloquial dǎi means to catch/nab: 逮老鼠 (dǎi lǎoshǔ) to catch a mouse, 逮住他 (dǎizhù tā) to nab him. The dǎi reading is spoken and vivid; the dài reading is written/legal.