俘
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Translingual
Han character
俘 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+7, 9 strokes, cangjie input 人月弓木 (OBND), four-corner 22247, composition ⿰亻孚)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 105, character 12
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 697
- Dae Jaweon: page 222, character 1
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 164, character 2
- Unihan data for U+4FD8
Chinese
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Glyph origin
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| Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions | Bronze inscriptions | Bronze inscriptions | Chu slip and silk script | Qin slip script | Small seal script |
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References:
Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
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Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意) and phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *pʰuw) : semantic 人 (“person”) + phonetic 孚 (OC *pʰuw, “to capture”) – to capture. Originally written 孚.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄈㄨˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: fú
- Wade–Giles: fu2
- Yale: fú
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fwu
- Palladius: фу (fu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /fu³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: fu1
- Yale: fū
- Cantonese Pinyin: fu1
- Guangdong Romanization: fu1
- Sinological IPA (key): /fuː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Southern Min
- Middle Chinese: phju
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*pʰuw/
Definitions
俘
- to capture (enemy at war)
- prisoner of war
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
俘