取

qǔ

to take · to get

Radical: 又 Strokes: 8 HSK 2

Structure: Left-rightFrequency: Most common

Same radical

发反变双受友及叙叉叔叛叟

Same radical

发反变双受友及叙叉叔叛叟叠又叚

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Character Decomposition

取=耳+又

Etymology

A hand 又 taking the ear 耳 of a fallen enemy

Meanings

to take

to get

to choose

to fetch

qǔ

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Words with 取 474 total

to seize · to capture · to wrest control of夺取duó qǔ to be on the waiting list (for admission to a school)备取bèi qǔ to draw; to derive; to absorb汲取jí qǔ to show initiative · to be a go-getter · to push forward with one's agenda进取jìn qǔ to borrow借取jiè qǔ

Idioms with 取 109 total Chain

die for a just cause · die to preserve one's virtue intact · die a martyr for a just cause成仁取义chéng rén qǔ yì (idiom) to quote out of context断章取义duàn zhāng qǔ yì