捕 (bou6 | bu3) : arrest; catch; seize

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捕

bou6

bu3

arrest; catch; seize; capture; trap; hunt

Stroke count: 10

Level: 1

Radical: 扌 (#64)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

捕

This word has been viewed 6170 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 7th Mar 2014 09:29

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捕獲 bou6 wok6 bu3 huo4 = capture; catch

捕撈 bou6 laau4 bu3 lao1 = to fish for; to catch

捕鼠器 bou6 syu2 hei3 bu3 shu3 qi4 = a mousetrap

捕捉 bou6 zuk1 bu3 zhuo1 = to catch

逮捕 dai6 bou6 dai4 bu3 = to arrest; to take into custody

拘捕 keoi1 bou6 ju1 bu3 = arrest

被捕 bei6 bou6 bei4 bu3 = be under arrest

搜捕 sau2 bou6 sou1 bu3 = hunt and arrest (fugitives)

拒捕 keoi5 bou6 = to be resisting arrest

捕鯨 bou6 king4 bu3 jing1 = whaling

捕手 bou6 sau2 bu4 shou3 = catcher; wicket-keeper

捕鯨船 bou6 king4 syun4 bu3 jing1 chuan2 = whaler; whale catcher

捕蠅紙 bou6 jing4 zi2 bu3 ying2 zhi3 = flypaper

螳螂捕蟬 tong4 long4 bou6 sim4 tang2 lang2 bu3 chan2 = the mantis stalks the cicada

捕快 bou6 faai3 bu3 kuai4 = captors employed by the yamen to capture and prosecute criminals

緝捕 cap1 bou6 ji1(PRC) qi1 (TW) bu3 = arrest; apprehend

捕風捉影 bou6 fung1 zuk1 jing2 bu3 feng1 zhuo1 ying3 = pursue shadows; make accusations that are groundless

野生捕獲 je5 saang1 bou6 wok6 ye3 sheng1 bu3 huo4 = run into 粵

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 捕
Unicode code for this character: U+6355 (off-site link)

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