虏获
lǔ​huò

capture

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

获 huò obtain Simplified

Simplified form of 獲 and 穫. Phonosemantic compound. 犭 represents the meaning and 蒦 represents the sound.

Components

犭
犭 Meaning component
quǎn dog

犭 is a component form of 犬.

蒦
蒦 SoundSimplified component
huò, wò catch, get

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
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)

獲 huò catch, obtain Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 犭 represents the meaning and 蒦 represents the sound.

Components

犭
犭 Meaning component
quǎn dog

犭 is a component form of 犬.

蒦
蒦 Sound component
huò, wò catch, get

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Warring States ~250 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarthweakm-qʷˤrak catch (v.)

說文解字

《說文》：“獲，獵所獲也。从犬，蒦聲。”

Sources

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