1. 捕
  2. 撈

捕

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  • 1310th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 38 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
捕→
扌甫
2Radical
捕→
扌hand十ten用use丶dot
3Graphical
捕→
亅二一丨冂二丨丶

Pinyin & Meaning

1. bǔ (bu3)to catch • to seize • to capture

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 捕 bǔ (bu3)The component 甫 is pronounced as 'fǔ' (fu3). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 捕 bǔ (bu3)The component 丶 is pronounced as 'zhǔ' (zhu3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

捕鱼 (捕魚)

Uncommon

捕捉 
捕获 (捕獲)
捕风捉影 (捕風捉影)
被捕 
追捕 
逮捕 

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撈

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Previous (豹)Next (菊)
  • 2503rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 15 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
撈→
扌勞
2Radical
撈→
扌hand炏N/A冖cover力power/force
3Graphical
撈→
亅二炏冖㇆丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. lāo (lao1)to fish up • to dredge up

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 撈 lāo (lao1)The component 勞 is pronounced as 'láo' (lao2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for 撈 lāo (lao1)The component 勞 is pronounced as 'lào' (lao4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for 撈 lāo (lao1)The component 力 is pronounced as 'lì' (li4). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

打捞 (打撈)

Uncommon

大海捞针 (大海撈針)
捕捞 (捕撈)
捞取 (撈取)
捞钱 (撈錢)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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