取

qǔ

to take

to get; to choose; to fetch

ear (耳) + hand (又) = to take or fetch

Ancient soldiers would cut off an enemy's ear to prove a kill and claim their reward — a grim, concrete act of taking. The hand grasping the ear makes the meaning of seizure and acquisition vivid.

耳+又→取
又Right handSemantic
耳EarSemantic

我去银行取了一些钱。

wǒ qù yín háng qǔ le yī xiē qián。

I went to the bank to get some money.

你可以从这几个方案中取一个最好的。

nǐ kě yǐ cóng zhè jǐ gè fāng àn zhōng qǔ yī gè zuì hǎo de。

You can choose the best one from these few plans.

Words with 取

取笑

qǔ xiào

to tease; to make fun of

捞取

lāo qǔ

to dredge up; to scoop up from the water

获取

huò qǔ

to gain; to get; to acquire

自取灭亡

zì qǔ miè wáng

to court disaster (idiom)

盗取

dào qǔ

to steal (including identity theft, credit card fraud or theft of computer account)

博取

bó qǔ

to win (favors, confidence etc)

录取

lù qǔ

to accept an applicant (prospective student, employee etc) who passes an entrance exam

哗众取宠

huá zhòng qǔ chǒng

sensationalism

取向

qǔ xiàng

orientation

取保候审

qǔ bǎo hòu shěn

release from custody, subject to provision of a surety, pending investigation (PRC)

采取

cǎi qǔ

to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action)

采取行动

cǎi qǔ xíng dòng

to take action

More characters with 耳

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