TSUMUGU · B2 (est.) · 字
俘
俘 ＝ 人 ＋ 孚
ㄈㄨˊ · fú
verb — to capture, take prisoner; noun — a captive, a prisoner of war
字源 FORM — what the parts do
孚聲fú — gives the sound, and 孚 (a hand 爪 over a child 子 — to seize and hold) shades the meaning too
A person (人, 亻) seized and held in war — a captive. 孚 fú carries the sound, and its own picture helps: 孚 is a hand (爪) closing over a child (子) — to grasp and keep. From the one taken: 俘虜, a prisoner; 俘獲, to capture.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一隻手（孚）按住一個人（亻），扣下不放——成了俘。
A hand (孚) clamps down on a person (亻) and holds fast — taken captive.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)俘虜— a captive, prisoner of war常用
→俘獲— to capture, take prisoner常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension