求得 (qiú dé) — to seek and obtain; to obtain through seeking

Definition

verb

to seek and obtainto obtain through seeking

求得。
Tā nǔ lì qiú dé le dà jiā de zhī chí.
He worked hard to seek and obtain everyone's support.
求得。
Xué shēng xiàng lǎo shī qiú dé liàng jiě.
The student sought understanding from the teacher.
求得。
Gōng sī xiǎng qiú dé yí gè hé lǐ de jiě jué bàn fǎ.
The company wants to find a reasonable solution through seeking.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

求 means seek and 得 means obtain; together they picture seeking something and then getting it.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

求 began as a drawing of a centipede.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The old form 㝵 showed a hand picking up a cowry, meaning to obtain; later changes turned that picture into 得.