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Chinese symbol for “acquired”

获得性
huò dé xìng
Traditional: 獲得性
acquired (i.e. not inborn)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for acquired is 获得性 (huò dé xìng), defined as: acquired (i.e. not inborn).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

获 huò
to get, to obtain, to receive, to sieze
radical 140 ⾋ · 10 strokes
得 dé
to obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable, proper; ready
radical 60 ⼻ · 11 strokes
性 xìng
sex, nature, character; suffix converting a verb to an adjective
radical 61 ⼼ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “acquired”

WordPinyinMeaning
后天性 (後天性)hòu tiān xìngacquired (characteristic etc)
后天 (後天)hòu tiānthe day after tomorrow; life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 先天 (xiān tiān))
习得性 (習得性)xí dé xìngacquired; learned

Related words

Other words that share a character with 获得性.

WordPinyinMeaning
获得 (獲得)huò déto obtain; to receive; to get
获取 (獲取)huò qǔto gain; to get; to acquire
获奖 (獲獎)huò jiǎngto win an award
收获 (收獲)shōu huòvariant of 收获 (shōu huò)
荣获 (榮獲)róng huòbe honored with
觉得 (覺得)jué deto think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc)
得到dé dàoto get; to obtain; to receive
取得qǔ déto acquire; to get; to obtain
女性nǚ xìngwoman; the female sex

See also: Japanese symbol for “acquired”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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