获

獲
huò
#687 most
frequent character
obtain, win, reap, capture, catch
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

获 first meant 'to catch animals while hunting'. 犬 and 犭, both dog, are the meaning parts. 艹 is left over from older 蒦 huò, which supplied the sound in 獲. The sense grew to 'get', 'harvest', 'gather', and 'game'.

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Example Sentences

我希望我能获得这个奖项。
wǒ xīwàng wǒnéng huòdé zhègè jiǎng xiàng 。
I hope I can obtain this award.
在比赛中，他成功获胜了。
zài bǐsài zhōng ， tā chénggōng huòshèng le 。
He successfully won in the competition.
这次旅行让我获益良多。
zhècì lǚxíng ràng wǒ huòyì liáng duō 。
This trip benefited me a lot.

Same Characters, Different Readings

获huò
obtain, win, reap, capture, catch

Words with similar meanings

得到dédào
to get
A more general term for receiving something.
赢得yíngde
to win
Specifically used when referring to gaining something through competition or effort.
捕获bǔhuò
to capture
Often used in the context of catching or trapping.

Homophones

或huò
or
货huò
goods, commodity, money
获huò
obtain, win, reap, capture, catch
霍huò
(literary) suddenly
惑huò
to confuse, to be puzzled

Words Starting With 获

获得huò dé
to obtain; to receive; to get

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