to fight

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

hand (扌) + phonetic bó (尃) = fight and seize with the hands

The hand radical grounds this character in physical action — grappling, striking, seizing. 尃 contributes the sound bó and does not add meaning here.

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他决定放手一,参加这次比赛。

tā jué dìng fàng shǒu yī bó, cān jiā zhè cì bǐ sài。

he decided to go all out and fight, entering this competition.

面对强敌,他们选择奋力拼到最后。

miàn duì qiáng dí, tā men xuǎn zé fèn lì pīn bó dào zuì hòu。

facing a strong opponent, they chose to fight with all their strength until the end.

Words with 搏

厮搏

sī bó

to come to blows; to fight; to tussle

心搏

xīn bó

heartbeat

拼搏

pīn bó

to struggle

搏动

bó dòng

to beat rhythmically

搏命

bó mìng

to fight with all one has

搏感情

bó gǎn qíng

(Tw) to build up a rapport; to cultivate a warm relationship (from Taiwanese 跋感情, Tai-lo pr. [pua̍h-kám-tsîng])

搏战

bó zhàn

to fight

搏击

bó jī

to fight, esp. with hands

搏杀

bó shā

to fight and kill; to engage in fierce combat (also used figuratively of opposing chess players)

搏髀

bó bì

to beat time by slapping one's thighs

搏斗

bó dòu

to wrestle; to fight; to struggle

搏鱼

bó yú

fighting fish (genus Betta)

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