Spot 禽
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
禽 component
qín · birds, fowl; to capture; surname
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 禽
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue禽Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
These cards only show complete visual decompositions from the current dataset that contain 禽.
噙=
口
擒=
扌
檎=
木
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 禽 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
噙qín
to bite
就擒jiù qínto be taken prisoner
手到擒来shǒu dào qín láistretch a hand and grab it
擒获qín huòto apprehend
擒贼擒王qín zéi qín wáng擒qínto arrest, to capture, to seize
束手就擒shù shǒu jiù qínlit. to submit to having one's hands tied and being taken prisoner
林檎lín qínChinese pearleaf crabapple
檎qína small red apple
欲擒故纵yù qín gù zòngIn order to capture, one must let loose.
生擒shēng qínto capture alive