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刑拘

xíng jū

2-character word

What 刑拘 means

1. to detain as criminal
2. criminal detention
3. abbr. for {刑事拘留|xíng shì jū liú}

The characters in 刑拘

• 刑xíngpunishment; penalty; sentence
• 拘jūto capture; to restrain; to constrain

Sounds the same

Read xíng jū, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 行拘to arrest without trial or charge (i.e. administrative detention)…

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