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捕

bǔ
HSK 6freq #8390

Meanings

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bǔ
  1. 1.to catch; to seize; to capture

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.to catch; to seize; to arrest

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *baːs): semantic 扌 (“hand”) + phonetic 甫 (OC *paʔ).

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Stroke order

Components

捕扌甫

Components from cjk-decomp · MIT

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Derived terms

係風捕景系风捕景剿捕名捕圍捕围捕大肆搜捕官捕廣捕广捕廣捕文書广捕文书應捕应捕打捕拘捕拒捕捕人捕影拿風捕影拿风捉影捕風捉影捕风捕影繫風捕影系风捕役捕快捕房捕手捕拿捕捉

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Related words

逮捕 to arrest; to apprehend; to take into custody被捕 to be arrested捕捉 to catch; to seize; to capture缉捕 to seize捕手 catcher捕食 to prey on拒捕 to resist arrest诱捕 to trap (an animal); to lure (a suspect) into a trap拘捕 to arrest比捕 (old) to set a time limit for the arrest of a criminal捕鲸 to whale; to hunt whales捕头 head constable (in imperial China)