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
捕捉
bǔzhuō
to catch; to capture; to grasp
Characters in this word
捉 zhuō
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 足 foot
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 纪录片导演善于捕捉普通人沉默背后的情绪。 Jìlùpiàn dǎoyǎn shànyú bǔzhuō pǔtōng rén chénmò bèihòu de qíngxù. Documentary directors are good at capturing the emotions behind ordinary people's silence.
- 摄影师捕捉到了小鸟起飞的一瞬间。 Shèyǐngshī bǔzhuō dào le xiǎoniǎo qǐfēi de yí shùnjiān. The photographer caught the instant the little bird took off.
- 小猫趴在地上，想捕捉那只飞来飞去的蝴蝶。 Xiǎomāo pā zài dì shang, xiǎng bǔzhuō nà zhī fēi lái fēi qù de húdié. The kitten lay low on the ground, trying to catch the butterfly flitting about.
Related words
- 捕 bǔ to catch, to capture
- 捕获 bǔhuò to capture; to catch; to acquire
- 捕食 bǔshí to prey on; to hunt for food
- 逮捕 dàibǔ to arrest; arrest
- 捉 zhuō to catch, to capture
- 捉迷藏 zhuōmícáng hide-and-seek; to hide and evade
- 勾 gōu to hook; to tick; to evoke
- 逮 dǎi to catch; to seize
- 蹭 cèng to rub against; to scrape; to cadge
- 捶 chuí to beat; to pound with the fist
- 缠 chán to entangle; to pester
- 戳 chuō to poke; to jab; stamp or seal