Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 甫 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
捕
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
捕
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
捕
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
捕
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
捕
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
捕
Regular
Modern
Chinese
捕 [bǔ]
to catch; to seize; to capture
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (73)
逮捕 [dàibǔ] #1,354
to arrest
被捕 [bèibǔ] #1,907
to be arrested
捕捉 [bǔzhuō] #8,846
to catch
追捕 [zhuībǔ] #4,812
to pursue
抓捕 [zhuābǔ] #9,054
to seize
拘捕 [jūbǔ] #6,988
to arrest
捕鱼 [bǔyú] #11,794
to catch fish
捕鱼 [bǔyú] #11,794
to catch fish
捕获 [bǔhuò] #13,103
to catch
捕获 [bǔhuò] #13,103
to catch
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JAPANESE WORDS (117)
⭐ 捕まえる [つかまえる] #1,925
to catch
⭐ 捕まる [つかまる] #2,107
to be caught
⭐ 捉える [とらえる] #2,332
to catch
⭐ 逮捕 [たいほ] #4,077
arrest
⭐ 囚われる [とらわれる] #5,617
to be caught
⭐ 捕獲 [ほかく] #9,056
capture
捕縛 [ほばく] #10,204
arrest
⭐ 捕虜 [ほりょ] #10,306
prisoner (of war)
捕捉 [ほそく] #13,850
capture
⭐ 捕る [とる] #14,165
to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.)
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