捕

bǔ

to catch; to seize; to capture

Radical: 扌 Strokes: 10 HSK 6

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

打拉指报托折推接投护提排

Same radical

打拉指报托折推接投护提排才扬执

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Character Decomposition

捕=扌+甫

Etymology

hand

Meanings

to catch; to seize; to capture

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Words with 捕 112 total

to arrest; to apprehend; to take into custody · Taiwan pr. dǎibǔ逮捕dài bǔ (old) to set a time limit for the arrest of a criminal · Taiwan pr. bì bǔ比捕bǐ bǔ to round up (fugitives) · to corner and arrest兜捕dōu bǔ to detain · to apprehend · to capture拿捕ná bǔ

Idioms with 捕 14 total Chain

lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations · to act on hearsay evidence捕风捉影bǔ fēng zhuō yǐng (lit.) the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the siskin behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi) · (fig.) to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后táng láng bǔ chán , huáng què zài hòu self-deception · close the eyes to catch a bird掩目捕雀yǎn mù bǔ què

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