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捕
bǔ
1. to catch
2. to seize
3. to capture
Very Common • Top 4% ✏️ 10 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

捕
bǔ
to arrest, to catch, to seize
HSK 6 10 丶

Compound Words (20)

捉捕
zhuōbǔ
to arrest
兜捕
dōubǔ
to round up (fugitives)
围捕
wéibǔ
to fish by casting a net
捕捞
bǔlāo
to fish for (aquatic animals and plants)
捕杀
bǔshā
to hunt and kill (an animal or fish)
捕获
bǔhuò
to catch
捕猎
bǔliè
hunting
捕头
bǔtóu
constable
捕食
bǔshí
to prey on
捕鱼
bǔyú
to catch fish
捕鲸
bǔjīng
whaling
搜捕
sōubǔ
to hunt and arrest (fugitives)
比捕
bǐbǔ
(old) to set a time limit for the arrest of a criminal
猎捕
lièbǔ
to hunt
缉捕
jībǔ
to seize
被捕
bèibǔ
to be arrested
诱捕
yòubǔ
to lure into a trap
追捕
zhuībǔ
to pursue
逮捕
dàibǔ
to arrest
HSK 6
巡捕
xúnbǔ
to patrol

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,311
Word Frequency Rank
3,161 of 84,292

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