Do not use the method of learning Western languages to learn Chinese character, because the character of Western languages are Phonography. Chinese character is Ideographic, combined by the basic strokes, like horizontal line, vertical line, left-falling, right-falling and so on.
Each Chinese Character a Picture,in this article we introduce the character 取, means take; get.
In the flash below you will know this character how to write, the correct order of strokes, the radical, phrases and you can hear the standard pronunciation.If you have trouble to use this flash,please read our article About Characters Flash before you study.
Instructions
连续 means consequent strokes
下一步 means next strok
重复 means previous stroke
Instructions
笔顺 means order of strokes
笔画 means strokes number
部首 means Radical
词组 means phrases
取 is an associative compound character. on the left side it is another Chinese character 耳, on the right side is another character 又 yòu, from the shape of 又, it seems like a hand will grasp something. therefore the whole character 取 seems like somebody use his hand to grasp other ear. as in ancient China, the war prisoners would have their left ears to be lopped off as testimony to their military exploits, so the original meaning of 取 was "to cut off the left ear"; from this the character was also extended to express the present meaning "take", "get" or "fetch".
Radical 耳 ěr(means ear)
Characters under this radical 聪 cōng (means clever)
Strokes Number is 8 strokes
Words and Phrases
取代 qǔ dài replace
取道 qǔ dào by way of
取得 qǔ de gain; obtain
取消 qǔ xiāo cancel
舍生取义 shě shēng qǔ yì sacrifice profit to duty
取长补短 qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn learn from other strong points to offset one weakness
以貌取人 yǐ mào qǔ rén to judge people solely by their appearance
Sentences
我们取道北京前往莫斯科 wǒ men qǔ dào běi jīng qián wǎng mò sī kē we go to Moscow via Beijing
Tip: pinyin letter with red font means this character is a Polyphone character
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