诱捕 (yòu bǔ) — to trap (animals) using bait or a lure; to lure…

Definition

诱捕 means to lure something into a trap (animals or criminals), using bait rather than force.

verb

to trap (animals) using bait or a lureto lure and arrest (a criminal)

诱捕。
Liè rén yòng xiàn jǐng yòu bǔ le nà zhī hú li.
The hunter trapped that fox with a snare.
诱捕。
Jǐng fāng shè le yí gè quān tào lái yòu bǔ xián yí rén.
The police set up a trap to lure and arrest the suspect.
诱捕。
Zhè zhǒng bǔ shǔ qì yòng lái yòu bǔ lǎo shǔ fēi cháng yǒu xiào.
This kind of mousetrap is very effective for catching mice.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

捕bǔcapture

诱 (lure) and 捕 (capture) combine to mean capture by luring.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 誘; 诱 is its simplified writing.

言秀誘

Meaning part形符xíngfú

言言yánword, language

Sound part声符shēngfú

秀

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 誘 pairs 言 (word, language) with 秀, which supplies the sound.

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

扌甫捕

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

甫

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

捕 uses 扌 (a hand, from 手) to show catching, and 甫 for the sound.

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