获
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(literary) to catch; to capture; (literary) to get; to obtain; to win
- HSK 3.0
- Level 4
- Old HSK
- Level 4
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 艸 +7
- Structure
- Top–bottom 上下
- Traditional
- 獲
- Common rank
- #1,236
- Unicode
- U+83B7
Sound it out + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How 获 is formed
Components 艹 犾
How to remember it
seize · Heisig RSH #245
flower + chihuahua + pack of wild dogs
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 获
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一无所获 | to gain nothing; to end up empty-handed | |
| 获得性 | acquired (i.e. not inborn) | |
| 不劳而获 | (idiom) to reap without sowing; to get sth without working for it; to sponge off others | |
| 获得者 | recipient | |
| 大获全胜 | to seize total victory (idiom); an overwhelming victory; to win by a landslide (in electio… | |
| 不求收获 | not expecting any reward; not asking for favors | |
| 获得感 | sense of gain | |
| 收获节 | harvest festival | |
| 获利 | profit; to obtain benefits; benefits obtained | |
| 重获 | to regain | |
| 获胜者 | victor | |
| 如获至宝 | as if gaining the most precious treasure | |
| 获得 | to obtain; to receive; to get | |
| 获利回吐 | (finance) profit-taking | |
| 获报 | to receive a report; to receive intelligence, information etc | |
| 获知 | to learn of (an event); to hear about (sth) | |
| 收获 | variant of 收穫|收获[shou1 huo4] | |
| 收获 | to harvest; to reap; to gain; crop; harvest; profit; gain; bonus; reward | |
| 获益者 | beneficiary | |
| 接获 | to receive (a call, report etc) |