俘虏
fú​lǔ HSK7

captive

俘 fú prisoner of war

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 孚 represents the sound. Originally written as 孚, which depicts a hand (爪) capturing a child (子).

Components

亻
亻 Meaning component
rén person

亻 is a component form of 人.

孚
孚 Sound component
fú captive

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangpʰuw

說文解字

《說文》：“俘，軍所獲也。从人，孚聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

虏 lǔ to capture Simplified

Simplified form of 虜. Phonosemantic compound. 男 represents the meaning and 虍 represents the sound.

Components

力
力 Simplified component
lì, li power

Shorthand for the 男 component in the traditional character 虜.

虍
虍 Sound component
hū tiger

虍 is a component form of 虎.

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

掳

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

掳

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

虜 lǔ to capture Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 男 represents the meaning and 虍 represents the sound.

Components

男
男 Meaning component
nán male
虍
虍 Sound component
hū tiger

虍 is a component form of 虎.

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn ~500 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

擄

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

擄

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartluXC.rˤaʔcaptive; imprison
Zhengzhangraːʔ

說文解字

獲也。从毌从力，虍聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)