搏

to fight; to combat; to seize; (of heart) to beat

13 strokes Dict coverage rank #2,446 U+640F

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

扌 (semantic, “hand”) + 尃 (phonetic, fū)

components: 扌尃

wrestle · Heisig RSH #1382

fingers + gummed label

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 尃

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 尃 (fū) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
尃 sound component	fū	to announce, to state
博	bó	to gamble, to play games; to win; rich, plentiful, extensive; wide, broad
缚	fù	to tie, to bind
膊	bó	shoulder, upper arm
溥	pǔ	big, great, vast; extensive, pervading, widespread
镈	bó	large bell; hoe, spade
赙	fù	to contribute to funeral expenses

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
放手一搏	fàng shǒu yī bó	to put one's all into the fight
脑起搏器	nǎo qǐ bó qì	deep brain stimulator; brain pacemaker
起搏器	qǐ bó qì	pacemaker (medical device)
肉搏战	ròu bó zhàn	hand-to-hand combat
搏感情	bó gǎn qíng	(Tw) to build up a rapport; to cultivate a warm relationship (from Taiwanese 跋感情, Tai-lo p…
心搏	xīn bó	heartbeat; pulse
搏动	bó dòng	to beat rhythmically; to throb; to pulsate
搏鱼	bó yú	fighting fish (genus Betta)
搏战	bó zhàn	to fight; to struggle; to wage war
搏命	bó mìng	to fight with all one has
肉搏	ròu bó	to fight hand-to-hand
搏斗	bó dòu	to wrestle; to fight; to struggle
搏杀	bó shā	to fight and kill; to engage in fierce combat (also used figuratively of opposing chess pl…
搏击	bó jī	to fight, esp. with hands; wrestling (as a sport); to wrestle; to wrestle (against fate, w…
脉搏	mài bó	pulse (both medical and figurative)
早搏	zǎo bó	(medicine) premature beat; extrasystole
拼搏	pīn bó	to struggle; to wrestle
桑搏	sāng bó	(sports) (loanword) sambo
厮搏	sī bó	to come to blows; to fight; to tussle
搏髀	bó bì	to beat time by slapping one's thighs