俘 fú prisoner of war
How to remember 俘: 亻 person + 孚 capture = prisoner of war. One person from the red team gets lost in the paintball woods, and the blue team rushes to capture him as their first prisoner of war.
Component breakdown
俘 = 亻 person + 孚 capture
- 亻 person
- 孚 capture
One person from the red team gets lost in the paintball woods, and the blue team rushes to capture him as their first prisoner of war.
How it is used
- To capture / a captive in war - 俘虏 (fúlǔ) prisoner of war (also the verb 'to capture'), 俘获 (fúhuò) to seize/capture.
- 俘虏 is used both literally and figuratively - 俘虏了她的心 to capture her heart.
- Military register; the person taken is a 战俘 (zhànfú) POW.