Read Edit View history 孚 fú captive Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint 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. Pinyin Separate values with commas fú × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint 爫 is a component form of 爪. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 孚 Simp strokes 孚 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 孚 Simp strokes 孚 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 孚 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 648, 779 ], [ 581, 797 ], [ 511, 757 ], [ 466, 739 ], [ 337, 702 ] ], [ [ 268, 647 ], [ 346, 583 ], [ 359, 553 ] ], [ [ 460, 674 ], [ 506, 628 ], [ 520, 603 ] ], [ [ 710, 732 ], [ 729, 692 ], [ 603, 598 ] ], [ [ 310, 488 ], [ 357, 472 ], [ 398, 478 ], [ 573, 528 ], [ 597, 528 ], [ 619, 516 ], [ 633, 496 ], [ 622, 477 ], [ 540, 399 ], [ 537, 390 ], [ 524, 390 ] ], [ [ 472, 386 ], [ 487, 382 ], [ 525, 347 ], [ 541, 299 ], [ 558, 164 ], [ 551, 90 ], [ 533, 30 ], [ 498, 0 ], [ 409, 56 ] ], [ [ 128, 279 ], [ 188, 269 ], [ 408, 304 ], [ 825, 350 ], [ 862, 346 ], [ 924, 326 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 533 804 Q 485 764 334 708 Q 327 699 334 696 Q 362 690 530 738 Q 567 757 637 765 Q 655 765 659 773 Q 663 783 652 796 Q 592 847 559 843 Q 552 840 549 829 Q 548 813 533 804 Z", "M 285 603 Q 307 578 332 548 Q 344 535 359 533 Q 369 532 377 545 Q 383 558 378 590 Q 372 620 286 652 Q 271 656 264 655 Q 258 652 259 639 Q 260 627 285 603 Z", "M 452 660 Q 492 590 516 584 Q 529 580 539 598 Q 543 611 536 632 Q 529 648 508 661 Q 475 680 461 686 Q 452 689 449 678 Q 446 669 452 660 Z", "M 687 695 Q 666 668 592 601 Q 580 586 597 588 Q 648 609 676 625 Q 745 662 764 667 Q 785 674 777 692 Q 767 710 744 726 Q 723 742 711 741 Q 699 741 701 728 Q 702 710 687 695 Z", "M 530 377 Q 662 467 680 472 Q 701 478 694 495 Q 693 511 626 550 Q 607 560 585 553 Q 515 529 409 503 Q 381 496 315 499 Q 291 500 300 480 Q 307 467 326 455 Q 357 437 391 457 Q 566 515 583 505 Q 595 498 589 484 Q 555 439 516 386 C 498 362 505 360 530 377 Z", "M 555 343 Q 548 364 530 377 L 516 386 Q 509 390 499 394 Q 478 401 468 396 Q 455 389 468 376 Q 489 360 501 336 L 513 295 Q 549 148 507 52 Q 492 33 466 43 Q 435 53 408 65 Q 398 69 400 57 Q 404 50 420 34 Q 454 -6 464 -33 Q 471 -52 488 -50 Q 501 -50 530 -27 Q 596 28 583 197 Q 579 258 569 300 L 555 343 Z", "M 569 300 Q 668 309 905 309 Q 930 309 936 319 Q 943 334 922 351 Q 846 408 800 385 Q 703 369 555 343 L 501 336 Q 329 315 131 291 Q 106 288 125 267 Q 141 251 164 244 Q 189 237 209 243 Q 327 274 462 289 Q 486 293 513 295 L 569 300 Z" ] } 7 strokes 孚 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 648, 779 ], [ 581, 797 ], [ 511, 757 ], [ 466, 739 ], [ 337, 702 ] ], [ [ 268, 647 ], [ 346, 583 ], [ 359, 553 ] ], [ [ 460, 674 ], [ 506, 628 ], [ 520, 603 ] ], [ [ 710, 732 ], [ 729, 692 ], [ 603, 598 ] ], [ [ 310, 488 ], [ 357, 472 ], [ 398, 478 ], [ 573, 528 ], [ 597, 528 ], [ 619, 516 ], [ 633, 496 ], [ 622, 477 ], [ 540, 399 ], [ 537, 390 ], [ 524, 390 ] ], [ [ 472, 386 ], [ 487, 382 ], [ 525, 347 ], [ 541, 299 ], [ 558, 164 ], [ 551, 90 ], [ 533, 30 ], [ 498, 0 ], [ 409, 56 ] ], [ [ 128, 279 ], [ 188, 269 ], [ 408, 304 ], [ 825, 350 ], [ 862, 346 ], [ 924, 326 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 533 804 Q 485 764 334 708 Q 327 699 334 696 Q 362 690 530 738 Q 567 757 637 765 Q 655 765 659 773 Q 663 783 652 796 Q 592 847 559 843 Q 552 840 549 829 Q 548 813 533 804 Z", "M 285 603 Q 307 578 332 548 Q 344 535 359 533 Q 369 532 377 545 Q 383 558 378 590 Q 372 620 286 652 Q 271 656 264 655 Q 258 652 259 639 Q 260 627 285 603 Z", "M 452 660 Q 492 590 516 584 Q 529 580 539 598 Q 543 611 536 632 Q 529 648 508 661 Q 475 680 461 686 Q 452 689 449 678 Q 446 669 452 660 Z", "M 687 695 Q 666 668 592 601 Q 580 586 597 588 Q 648 609 676 625 Q 745 662 764 667 Q 785 674 777 692 Q 767 710 744 726 Q 723 742 711 741 Q 699 741 701 728 Q 702 710 687 695 Z", "M 530 377 Q 662 467 680 472 Q 701 478 694 495 Q 693 511 626 550 Q 607 560 585 553 Q 515 529 409 503 Q 381 496 315 499 Q 291 500 300 480 Q 307 467 326 455 Q 357 437 391 457 Q 566 515 583 505 Q 595 498 589 484 Q 555 439 516 386 C 498 362 505 360 530 377 Z", "M 555 343 Q 548 364 530 377 L 516 386 Q 509 390 499 394 Q 478 401 468 396 Q 455 389 468 376 Q 489 360 501 336 L 513 295 Q 549 148 507 52 Q 492 33 466 43 Q 435 53 408 65 Q 398 69 400 57 Q 404 50 420 34 Q 454 -6 464 -33 Q 471 -52 488 -50 Q 501 -50 530 -27 Q 596 28 583 197 Q 579 258 569 300 L 555 343 Z", "M 569 300 Q 668 309 905 309 Q 930 309 936 319 Q 943 334 922 351 Q 846 408 800 385 Q 703 369 555 343 L 501 336 Q 329 315 131 291 Q 106 288 125 267 Q 141 251 164 244 Q 189 237 209 243 Q 327 274 462 289 Q 486 293 513 295 L 569 300 Z" ] } 7 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.