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Character Decomposition
捕=扌+甫
Etymology
hand
Meanings
to catch; to seize; to capture
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Words with 捕 112 total
to arrest; to apprehend; to take into custody · Taiwan pr. dǎibǔ逮捕dài bǔ(old) to set a time limit for the arrest of a criminal · Taiwan pr. bì bǔ比捕bǐ bǔto round up (fugitives) · to corner and arrest兜捕dōu bǔto detain · to apprehend · to capture拿捕ná bǔto hunt and arrest (fugitives) · to track down and arrest · a manhunt搜捕sōu bǔto trap (an animal); to lure (a suspect) into a trap诱捕yòu bǔto pursue · to be after · to hunt down追捕zhuī bǔto arrest · to seize · to capture捉捕zhuō bǔto fish by casting a net · to capture · to surround and seize围捕wéi bǔto patrol · policeman (in China's former foreign concessions)巡捕xún bǔto authorize an arrest批捕pī bǔto seize · to capture抓捕zhuā bǔ
Idioms with 捕 14 total Chain
lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations · to act on hearsay evidence捕风捉影bǔ fēng zhuō yǐng(lit.) the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the siskin behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi) · (fig.) to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后táng láng bǔ chán , huáng què zài hòuself-deception · close the eyes to catch a bird掩目捕雀yǎn mù bǔ què
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