捕 bǔ
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 甫 to begin
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
捕食
bǔshí
to prey on; to hunt for food
Characters in this word
食 shí
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 食 — food
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 猎豹通常在清晨捕食，以避开正午的高温。 Lièbào tōngcháng zài qīngchén bǔshí, yǐ bìkāi zhèngwǔ de gāowēn. Cheetahs usually hunt in the early morning to avoid the heat at noon.
- 老鹰在高空盘旋，等待机会捕食小动物。 Lǎoyīng zài gāokōng pánxuán, děngdài jīhuì bǔshí xiǎo dòngwù. The eagle circles high in the sky, waiting for a chance to prey on small animals.
- 青蛙躲在荷叶下，等小虫飞过来再捕食。 Qīngwā duǒ zài héyè xià, děng xiǎo chóng fēi guòlái zài bǔshí. The frog hides under a lotus leaf and waits for a small bug to fly over before it catches it.
Related words
- 捕 bǔ to catch, to capture
- 捕获 bǔhuò to capture; to catch; to acquire
- 捕捉 bǔzhuō to catch; to capture; to grasp
- 逮捕 dàibǔ to arrest; arrest
- 食物 shíwù food
- 美食 měishí delicious food
- 食品 shípǐn food products
- 粮食 liángshi grain; food supplies
- 零食 língshí snack
- 食堂 shítáng cafeteria
- 饮食 yǐnshí diet
- 食欲 shíyù appetite