懂中文 Dong Chinese

俘

fú

prisoner of war

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 孚 represents the sound. Originally written as 孚, which depicts a hand (爪) capturing a child (子).

Components
亻 meaning component

亻  Meaning component

rén

  

person

亻 is a component form of 人.

孚 sound component

孚  Sound component

fú

  

captive

Evolution

俘 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
俘 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
俘 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
俘 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

俘  

fú

prisoner of war; take as prisoner; to take prisoner

Most common words with 俘
Freq.
Word
Meaning

俘虏

captive

战俘

prisoner of war

俘获

to capture (enemy property or personnel)

俘

to take prisoner

捕俘

to capture enemy personnel (for intelligence purposes)