捕 bǔ — catch; arrest · English

捕

bǔ

catch; arrest

At a glance · 捕

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

小篆从手，甫声，本义为捉拿、逮。形声清晰。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

本义为擒捉。

Structure

形声字，从手（意符），甫（fǔ）为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinbǔ

Radical扌

Strokes10

UnicodeU+6355

Character type形声

Theme动作

Six languages, one character

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English catch; arrest To catch or arrest.

Français attraper; arrêter Attraper ou arrêter.

Español atrapar; arrestar Atrapar o arrestar.

العربية يصطاد؛ يعتقل يصطاد أو يعتقل.

Русский ловить; арестовывать Ловить или арестовывать.

Common words

捕bǔcatch
逮捕dài bǔarrest

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