取 — Chinese character
取
qǔ
to take, to receive, to obtain; to select
- Pinyin
- qǔ
- Radical
- 29 ⼜ (Again)
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- 耳 又
- Formation
- ideographic — A hand 又 taking the ear 耳 of a fallen enemy
- Japanese
- 取 as a kanji
Common words with 取
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 取得 | qǔ dé | to acquire; to get; to obtain |
| 采取 (採取) | cǎi qǔ | to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action); to take |
| 取消 | qǔ xiāo | to cancel; to call off; to revoke; to rescind |
| 争取 (爭取) | zhēng qǔ | to fight for; to strive for |
| 获取 (獲取) | huò qǔ | to gain; to get; to acquire |
| 取代 | qǔ dài | to replace; to supersede |
| 听取 (聽取) | tīng qǔ | to hear (news); to listen to |
| 提取 | tí qǔ | to withdraw (money); to collect (left luggage) |
| 领取 (領取) | lǐng qǔ | to receive; to draw; to get |
| 夺取 (奪取) | duó qǔ | to seize; to capture |
| 收取 | shōu qǔ | to receive; to collect |
| 录取 (錄取) | lù qǔ | to accept an applicant (prospective student, employee etc) who passes an entrance exam; to admit (a student) |
English words written with 取
取 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 12 · Analects 12 · Art of War 11 · I Ching 5 · Mencius 58 · Zhuangzi 40 · Doctrine of the Mean 1
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 12
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 29
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 30
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 38
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 48
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 57
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 61
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 72
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