捕(bǔ)

HSK 610 strokes

to catch

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Character information

Pinyin
bǔ
Meaning
to catch; to seize; to capture
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 捕 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌甫

In this compound, the meaning comes from 扌 (hand); 甫 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

扌shǒu甫fǔ

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 捕 step by step

10 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 捕

Common words using 捕 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

bǔ捕zhuō捉
HSK 7-9

to catch; to seize; to capture

Open 捕捉 page →
bèi被bǔ捕
HSK 7-9

to be arrested

Open 被捕 page →
dōu兜bǔ捕

to round up (fugitives); to corner and arrest

Open 兜捕 page →
wéi围bǔ捕

to fish by casting a net; to capture; to surround and seize

Open 围捕 page →
xún巡bǔ捕

to patrol; policeman (in China's former foreign concessions)

Open 巡捕 page →
pī批bǔ捕

to authorize an arrest

Open 批捕 page →
zhuā抓bǔ捕

to seize

Open 抓捕 page →
jù拒bǔ捕

to resist arrest

Open 拒捕 page →

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