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俘获 (fú huò) — to capture (enemy property or personnel); to captivate, to win over (figurative: hearts, attention, etc.)

Definition

Literary verb meaning 'to capture/win over' — used for taking prisoners or, figuratively, winning hearts and attention. Stronger than 关注 ('to follow/pay attention to'); for physically catching people or things prefer 捕获.

verb
to capture (enemy property or personnel)to captivateto win over (figurative: hearts, attention, etc.)

Examples

  • 俘获。
    Wǒ jūn de zhàn lüè chéng gōng fú huò le dí fāng jù diǎn.
    Our army's strategy successfully captured the enemy stronghold.
  • 俘获。
    Zhè bù xiǎo shuō fú huò le wú shù dú zhě de xīn.
    This novel captivated the hearts of countless readers.
  • 俘获。
    Tā nà chōng mǎn jī qíng de yǎn jiǎng shùn jiān fú huò le quán chǎng.
    His passionate speech instantly captivated the entire audience.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

俘fúcapture
获huòobtain

俘 and 获 both mean capture or seize, reinforcing the idea of taking something as a prize.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
人人rénperson
Sound part声符shēngfú
孚
孚fú俘fú
Same sound today

俘 combines 人 (person) with 孚, the earlier form for “to capture,” to show a captured person.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 獲; 获 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
犭Written in full as犬quǎndog
Sound part声符shēngfú
蒦
蒦huò獲huò
Same sound today

The traditional form 獲 combines 犭 (dog) with 蒦, a sound part, to show catching animals with a dog. The simplified 获 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical components.

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