获
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huò · to get, to obtain, to receive, to sieze

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10Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

艹Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 获

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huòWords pronounced huò
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Example sentences

Notice where 获 sits in each complete thought.

Tā gào sù wǒ tā yǐ jīng huò dé le yuán liàng.他告诉我他已经获得了原谅。

He told me that he'd been forgiven.

Source: Tatoeba #13878986 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ kě yǐ miǎn fèi huò qǔ yí fèn zhù cè biǎo gé.我可以免费获取一份注册表格。

I am able to obtain a registration form for free.

Source: Tatoeba #389382 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Méi yǒu tiǎozhàn jiù méi yǒu shōu huò.没有挑战就没有收获。

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Source: Tatoeba #8715858 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Qín láo de rén jiāng zài shēng huó zhōng huò dé chéng gōng.勤劳的人将在生活中获得成功。

An industrious person will succeed in life.

Source: Tatoeba #1738276 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā huò dé le nuò bèi ěr wén xué jiǎng.他获得了诺贝尔文学奖。

He won the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Source: Tatoeba #805201 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ men rènwéi tā de shēng yì lǐ suǒ dāng rán huì huò dé chéng gōng.我们认为他的生意理所当然会获得成功。

We take it for granted that he will succeed in his business.

Source: Tatoeba #812291 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 获 in context

  1. Say huò, then recall the core meaning: to get, to obtain, to receive, to sieze.
  2. Write all 10 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 获得 (huò dé), meaning “to obtain”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 获 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.