弋

• Literal/Technical: To hunt or fish using a tethered arrow (an arrow attached to a cord for retrieval); the tethered arrow itself.
• Extended/Administrative: Capture, arrest, or seizure, often carrying the connotation of "snaring" or "trapping."

Functions primarily as a transitive verb or as a noun referring to the tool.

• vs. 射 (shè): While both involve archery, 射 generally refers to shooting to hit or kill, whereas 弋 specifically implies the intent to retrieve the target.
• vs. 捕 (bǔ) and 捉 (zhuō): These are broader terms for capturing or seizing; 弋 is specific to a projectile or snare method rather than general capture or manual seizure.

Semantic variants (such as U+2237A) involve minor calligraphic shifts in the rendering of the string or arrowhead and do not alter the lexical meaning.