Pictograph of a hand (又) grabbing an ear (耳). In ancient China, the ears of opponents in battle were cut off and collected as tokens of victory.
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Historical Evolution
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Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
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Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
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Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
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Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Regular
Modern
Chinese
取 [qǔ]
to take; to get; to choose; to fetch
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
取 くわとり
Kuwatori surname
取 たかとる
Takatoru surname
取 たかどり
Takadori surname
CHINESE WORDS (200)
取得 [qǔdé] #2,594
to acquire
采取 [cǎiqǔ] #2,636
to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action)
采取 [cǎiqǔ] #2,636
to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action)
取消 [qǔxiāo] #1,461
to cancel
争取 [zhēngqǔ] #2,357
to fight for
争取 [zhēngqǔ] #2,357
to fight for
获取 [huòqǔ] #5,613
to gain
获取 [huòqǔ] #5,613
to gain
录取 [lùqǔ] #6,224
to accept an applicant (prospective student, employee etc) who passes an entrance exam
录取 [lùqǔ] #6,224
to accept an applicant (prospective student, employee etc) who passes an entrance exam
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 取る [とる] #264
to take
⭐ 受け取る [うけとる] #798
to receive
⭐ 取れる [とれる] #1,161
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.)
⭐ 取り出す [とりだす] #1,386
to take out
⭐ 取り戻す [とりもどす] #1,504
to take back
⭐ 取り上げる [とりあげる] #2,889
to pick up
手に取る [てにとる] #3,241
to take in one's hand
⭐ やり取り [やりとり] #3,500
giving and taking
⭐ 足取り [あしどり] #3,673
gait
⭐ 感じ取る [かんじとる] #3,919
to perceive
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