俘
fú
to take prisoner
prisoner of war
person (亻) + sound fú (孚) = a person taken prisoner
The person radical (亻) anchors the meaning: this character is about what happens to a human being — captured and taken prisoner. 孚 mainly contributes the sound fú; the semantic weight rests entirely on the human element.
亻A personSemantic
孚TrustPhonetic
战争结束后，双方交换了俘虏。
zhàn zhēng jié shù hòu， shuāng fāng jiāo huàn le fú lǔ。
after the war ended, both sides exchanged prisoners of war.
士兵们在战场上俘获了几名敌军。
shì bīng men zài zhàn chǎng shàng fú huò le jǐ míng dí jūn。
the soldiers captured several enemy troops on the battlefield.