捕 (bǔ) — to catch, seize; to arrest; to hunt

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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 3 (est.) · 字

捕 character · TOCFL 3 (est.)

捕＝扌＋甫

ㄅㄨˇ · bǔ

verb — to catch, seize; to arrest; to hunt

字源 FORM — what the parts do

扌義the hand

甫聲fǔ — gives the sounda young sprout in a field, just begun

{b,p,f}ITfǔ → bǔ — the {b,p,f} crossing, f to b

The hand (扌) closes on something and holds it fast — to catch, to seize. 甫 fǔ carries the sound, f crossed to b within {b,p,f}. From the seizing: 捕捉、逮捕、捕魚.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

魚一閃，手（扌）猛地一合——捕住了。

The fish flashes; the hand (扌) snaps shut on it — caught.

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意 · Meanings

(本義)抓、捕捉— to catch, seize

→逮捕、捕獲— to arrest, capture常用

⇒捕魚、捕獵— to fish, to hunt

(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension