Chinese Character 取 Meanings and components.

Form

取

Meaning

取 meaning[3] in English

To Take.

To Get.

To Choose.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 取 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are ear (耳) , and (once) again (又)

Its radical[1] is: 又 (you4) which means: (Once) Again, Also, Both... And..., And Yet, (Used For Emphasis) Anyway, .又you4(once) again

In cangjie it is written with SJE

How to write 取

To write取qu3to take you should write a combination of 耳er3ear , 又you4(once) again arranged in a 吅 shape:

耳 + 又 = 取

取 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 取 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 取, looks as follow:

取
Pinyin:qu3 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Take . To Get . To Choose . To Fetch
耳
Pinyin:er3
Meaning[3]: Ear . Handle (Archaeology) . And That Is All (Classical Chinese)
又
Pinyin:you4
Meaning[3]: (Once) Again . Also . Both... And... . And Yet . (Used For Emphasis) Anyway

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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