搏
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to fight; to combat; to seize; (of heart) to beat
Formation & memory
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How 搏 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
扌 meaning “hand” + 尃 sound ()
Components 扌 尃
How to remember it
wrestle · Heisig RSH #1382
fingers + gummed label
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 搏
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 放手一搏 | to put one's all into the fight | |
| 脑起搏器 | deep brain stimulator; brain pacemaker | |
| 起搏器 | pacemaker (medical device) | |
| 肉搏战 | hand-to-hand combat | |
| 搏感情 | (Tw) to build up a rapport; to cultivate a warm relationship (from Taiwanese 跋感情, Tai-lo p… | |
| 心搏 | heartbeat; pulse | |
| 搏动 | to beat rhythmically; to throb; to pulsate | |
| 搏鱼 | fighting fish (genus Betta) | |
| 搏战 | to fight; to struggle; to wage war | |
| 搏命 | to fight with all one has | |
| 肉搏 | to fight hand-to-hand | |
| 搏斗 | to wrestle; to fight; to struggle | |
| 搏杀 | to fight and kill; to engage in fierce combat (also used figuratively of opposing chess pl… | |
| 搏击 | to fight, esp. with hands; wrestling (as a sport); to wrestle; to wrestle (against fate, w… | |
| 脉搏 | pulse (both medical and figurative) | |
| 早搏 | (medicine) premature beat; extrasystole | |
| 拼搏 | to struggle; to wrestle | |
| 桑搏 | (sports) (loanword) sambo | |
| 厮搏 | to come to blows; to fight; to tussle | |
| 搏髀 | to beat time by slapping one's thighs |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 尃 — compare how they read.