Dong Chinese dictionary

qǔ

take

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.

Components

耳 Iconic component

ěr

ear

又 Iconic component

yòu

(hand), again

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

qǔ

take, receive, obtain; select; to take; to get; to choose; to fetch

Most common words with 取

Component uses

Meaning component in 4 characters (0 verified)

Sound component in 10 characters (4 verified)

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