获 (huò) — (bound form) to reap, to harvest, to gather in
Definition
获 (huò) is a bound morpheme meaning 'to obtain, gain' — it must combine with another verb (e.g. 获得, 获悉, 获胜) and is more formal/written than the everyday 得到.
bound form
to reapto harvestto gather in
Examples
- 。Qiū tiān shì shōu huò de jì jié.Autumn is the season of harvest.
- 。Tā cóng bǐ sài zhōng huò dé le guàn jūn.He won the championship from the competition.
- 。Wǒ men cóng wǎng shàng huò qǔ le hěn duō xìn xī.We obtained a lot of information from the internet.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 獲; 获 is its simplified writing.
Sound part声符shēngfú
蒦
蒦huò獲huò
Same sound today
The traditional form 獲 combines 犭 (dog) with 蒦, a sound part, to show catching animals with a dog. The simplified 获 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical components.
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