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Chinese symbol for “catcher”

捕手
bǔ shǒu
catcher

The closest CC-CEDICT match for catcher is 捕手 (bǔ shǒu), defined as: catcher.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

捕 bǔ
to arrest, to catch, to seize
radical 64 ⼿ · 10 strokes
手 shǒu
hand
radical 64 ⼿ · 4 strokes

Other Chinese words for “catcher”

WordPinyinMeaning
接手jiē shǒuto take over (duties etc); catcher (baseball etc)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 捕手.

WordPinyinMeaning
逮捕dài bǔto arrest; to apprehend; to take into custody; Taiwan pr. [dai3bu3]
被捕bèi bǔto be arrested; under arrest
捕鱼 (捕魚)bǔ yúto catch fish; to fish
拘捕jū bǔto arrest
捕捉bǔ zhuōto catch; to seize; to capture
追捕zhuī bǔto pursue; to be after
手机 (手機)shǒu jīcell phone; mobile phone; measure word: 部 (bù), 台 (tái)
手段shǒu duànmethod; way; means (of doing sth); skill; ability

See also: Japanese symbol for “catcher”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.