Mao Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Hand (shǒu) Kangxi strokes: 12 Page 434, Entry 27 Pronounced qin. Meaning to grab hurriedly. Also refers to arresting or capturing. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it is interpreted as hurriedly grabbing the lapel of a garment. Sometimes also written in a variant form. Also written as qin in the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun). Sometimes also written in a variant form.