Depicts a hand (爫) capturing a child (子). In ancient times during war, the victors would kill the enemy's adult men and capture only the women and children. Based on the original meaning "captive", now written as 俘.
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| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | pʰuw |
說文解字
《說文》：“孚，卵孚也。从爪，从子。一曰信也。，古文孚从，，古文。”
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- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
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- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Zhengzhang Shangfang
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)