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获

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(literary) to catch; to capture; (literary) to get; to obtain; to win

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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

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Formation & memory

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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.

WordPinyinMeaning
一无所获 yī wú suǒ huò to gain nothing; to end up empty-handed
获得性 huò dé xìng acquired (i.e. not inborn)
不劳而获 bù láo ér huò (idiom) to reap without sowing; to get sth without working for it; to sponge off others
获得者 huò dé zhě recipient
大获全胜 dà huò quán shèng to seize total victory (idiom); an overwhelming victory; to win by a landslide (in electio…
不求收获 bù qiú shōu huò not expecting any reward; not asking for favors
获得感 huò dé gǎn sense of gain
收获节 shōu huò jié harvest festival
获利 huò lì profit; to obtain benefits; benefits obtained
重获 chóng huò to regain
获胜者 huò shèng zhě victor
如获至宝 rú huò zhì bǎo as if gaining the most precious treasure
获得 huò dé to obtain; to receive; to get
获利回吐 huò lì huí tǔ (finance) profit-taking
获报 huò bào to receive a report; to receive intelligence, information etc
获知 huò zhī to learn of (an event); to hear about (sth)
收获 shōu huò variant of 收穫|收获[shou1 huo4]
收获 shōu huò to harvest; to reap; to gain; crop; harvest; profit; gain; bonus; reward
获益者 huò yì zhě beneficiary
接获 jiē huò to receive (a call, report etc)