Memory phrase for the character: 俘

俘

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Meaning

to take prisoner, prisoner of war

Pronunciation

fú

Explanation

Left: person 亻, right: entrust 孚 (To the hand reaching down 爫, the child 子 is trusting.)

Mnemonic

A person who trusts can (easily be) taken as prisoner.

Radicals

亻	person	This radical is understood as an identical variant of "person" 人, and shows a person who stands with the legs apart. - This radical has several variation, i.e. a lying person , a sitting 匕 person.
孚	entrust	The child 子 can trust the hand reaching down 爫 (e.g. from the mother).
爫	reaching downwards	Shows a hand reaching downwards to pluck sth.

Vocabulary

俘虏	fú lǔ	captive
俘获	fú huò	to capture (enemy property or personnel); capture (physics: absorption of subatomic particle by an atom or nucleus)
战俘	zhàn fú	prisoner of war
战俘	zhàn fú

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