搏

bó

seize; spring upon; strike

How to write 搏, stroke by stroke

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

Pictophonetic: semantic 扌 (hand), phonetic 尃

Made of 扌 + 尃

脉搏mài bópulse (both medical and figurative)
搏斗bó dòuto wrestle; to fight; to struggle
搏击bó jīto fight, esp. with hands; wrestling (as a sport); to wrestle; to wrestle (against fate, with a problem etc); to capture prey
起搏器qǐ bó qìartificial pacemaker
拼搏pīn bóto struggle; to wrestle
放手一搏fàng shǒu yī bóto put one's all into the fight
心搏xīn bóheartbeat; pulse
搏动bó dòngto beat rhythmically; to throb; to pulsate
搏命bó mìngto 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 zhànto fight; to struggle; to wage war
搏杀bó shāto fight and kill; to engage in fierce combat (also used figuratively of opposing chess players)

我的脉搏很快。
wǒ de mài bó hěn kuài 。
My pulse is fast.
我装了个心脏起搏器。
wǒ zhuāng le gè xīn zāng qǐ bó qì 。
I've got a pacemaker.
医生认为病人的脉搏有点快。
yī shēng rèn wéi bìng rén de mài bó yǒu diǎn kuài 。
The doctor thought the patient's pulse was rather rapid.
他的脉搏正常吗？
tā de mài bó zhèng cháng ma ？
Is his pulse regular?
医生正在量病人的脉搏。
yī shēng zhèng zài liáng bìng rén de mài bó 。
The doctor is taking the patient's pulse.