arrest, seize, concerned, adhere to, despite
拘 centers on being held or bound: physically arresting or seizing someone, and mentally being caught up in or adhering to something despite other factors.
拘 combines 扌 (hand) with 句, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of hooking or curving, suggesting a hand seizing or holding something.
The hand 扌 beside 句, which looks like a hook or a curved binding, shows a hand grabbing and holding tight: arresting or seizing.
For コウ, imagine a handcuffed person being led away while a guard says 'Hold him, Kou!': Kou -> コウ, and the hand seizes firmly.
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to fuss (over); to worry too much (about); to be picky (about); to be hung up (on); to stick to
obsession; fixation; hangup; determination; fastidiousness; pickiness about (trait, style, etc.)
detention; confinement; arrest
custody; detention; confinement
detention; custody; confinement; internment
adhering to; being a stickler for; being particular about; worrying too much about
preventive detention; preventive custody
double bind
compulsory adherence to a party decision; restrictions on party debate
(a) remand
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter)
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter)
binding force
proportional representation electoral system (in which party votes are cast, and candidates from each party are elected based on an ordered list available to the public)
confining pressure
total hours spent working
straitjacket
imprisonment
detainee