取

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to take; to get; to choose; to fetch

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Formation & memory

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Ideographic compound (会意字)

A hand 又 taking the ear 耳 of a fallen enemy

Components 耳又

take · Heisig RSH #718

耳 ear + right hand

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
分文不取	fēn wén bù qǔ	to give for free
取而代之	qǔ ér dài zhī	(idiom) to replace; to supersede; to take its (or her etc) place
取水	qǔ shuǐ	water intake; to obtain water (from a well etc)
自取	zì qǔ	to help oneself to (food); to invite (trouble); to court (disaster)
拉取	lā qǔ	(computing) client pull
可取之处	kě qǔ zhī chù	positive point; merit; redeeming quality
自动取款机	zì dòng qǔ kuǎn jī	automated teller machine (ATM)
进取心	jìn qǔ xīn	enterprising spirit; initiative
取出	qǔ chū	to take out; to extract; to draw out
短中取长	duǎn zhōng qǔ cháng	see 短中抽長\|短中抽长[duan3 zhong1 chou1 chang2]
取道	qǔ dào	via; by way of; en route to
取代基	qǔ dài jī	(chemistry) substituent
合取	hé qǔ	connective; conjunction
空气取样器	kōng qì qǔ yàng qì	air sampler
战无不胜，攻无不取	zhàn wú bù shèng , gōng wú bù qǔ	to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering; ever victorious; n…
取火	qǔ huǒ	to make fire
取名	qǔ míng	to name; to be named; to christen; to seek fame
可取	kě qǔ	desirable; worth having; (of a suggestion etc) commendable; worthy
取得	qǔ dé	to acquire; to get; to obtain
取经	qǔ jīng	to journey to India on a quest for the Buddhist scriptures; to learn by studying another's…

These characters use 取 as their sound component — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
取 sound part	qǔ	to take, to receive, to obtain; to select
趣	qù	interest; interesting; what attracts one's attention
陬	zōu	corner, cranny, niche
冣	jù	to assemble, to collect, to meet