俘 (fú): to take prisoner, prisoner of war
俘 (fú) is a Chinese character meaning “to take prisoner.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 亻 (semantic) and 孚 (phonetic). It ranks #2025 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 俘 person. Its radical form 亻 (person) appears in many related characters such as 人 (rén, person), 什 (shén, what), 今 (jīn, now).
Definitions
- to take prisoner
- prisoner of war
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 俘虏verb | fú lǔ | to take prisoner |
| 战俘noun | zhàn fú | prisoner of war |
| 俘获verb | fú huò | to capture (enemy property or personnel) |
| 中子俘获noun | zhōng zǐ fú huò | neutron capture |
| 伤俘 | shāng fú | wounded and captured |
| 捕俘 | bǔ fú | to capture enemy personnel (for intelligence purposes) |
俘 appears in 6 compound words: 33 as the first character, 50 as the last, and 17 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 俘 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
作为俘民，我们有责任保护环境。
zuò wéi fú mín , wǒ men yǒu zé rèn bǎo hù huán jìng .
As captives, we have a responsibility to protect the environment.
我个人认为最有意思的一尊雕塑，是位于基亚拉蒙蒂博物馆的达契亚人俘虏像。
wǒ gè rén rèn wéi zuì yǒu yì sī de yī zūn diāo sù , shì wèi yú jī yà lā méng dì bó wù guǎn de dá qì yà rén fú lǔ xiàng .
Personally, I think the most interesting sculpture is the statue of a Dacian captive at the Chiarmonti Museum.
然而，随着蒙古铁骑踏破图斯城，沦为俘虏的希塔拉再度孤身一人。
rán ér , suí zhe méng gǔ tiě qí tà pò tú sī chéng , 沦 wéi fú lǔ de xī tǎ lā zài dù gū shēn yī rén .
However, as the Mongol cavalry stormed the city of Tus, Hitara, now a prisoner, found herself alone once again.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 亻 (person) component
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