Meaning
To seize / Arrest / Detain / Get involved with
- 拘る(かかわる) — to be concerned with; to be particular about
- 拘束 — restraint; confinement; restriction
- 拘留 — detention; custody
- 拘置 — confinement; incarceration
- 拘泥 — being obsessed or stuck on small details
The hand radical 扌 shows physical action — reaching, holding, or seizing. In 拘, that hand extends to grip or stop something. That’s why it means “to detain,” “to arrest,” or even “to be caught up in” an idea or detail.