獲 meaning and stroke order
To get, to obtain, to receive, to sieze
How to write 獲, stroke by stroke
17 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 獲
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- (literary) to catch; to capture
- (literary) to get; to obtain; to win
How 獲 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Dog.
犭 gives the meaning and 蒦 hints at the sound.
Radical: 犭 (dog), shared by 88 characters on this site.
How to remember 獲
獲 has the dog radical 犭 on the left, a hint at a hunting dog, and 蒦 on the right, which gives the sound huò. Picture a dog helping a hunter catch prey, and you have the idea of capturing or obtaining.
Today 獲 (simplified 获) is mostly used in compounds, such as 获得 (huòdé, to obtain) and 获奖 (huòjiǎng, to win an award), and it sounds a bit formal. Example: 她获得了第一名。(Tā huòdé le dì yī míng.) She won first place.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 獲 with 穫 (huò, to harvest), which has the grain radical 禾. Both are written 获 in simplified Chinese, so watch which radical you use when writing traditional characters.
Common words with 獲
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 獲得 | huòdé | to obtain; to receive; to get | HSK 4 |
| 獲取 | huòqǔ | to gain; to get; to acquire | HSK 4 |
| 獲獎 | huòjiǎng | to win an award | HSK 4 |
| 獲勝 | huòshèng | to win | HSK 7-9 |
| 獲悉 | huòxī | to learn of sth; to find out | HSK 7-9 |
| 俘獲 | fúhuò | to capture (enemy property or personnel); capture (physics: absorption of subatomic partic | HSK 7-9 |
| 榮獲 | rónghuò | be honored with | HSK 7-9 |
| 一無所獲 | yīwúsuǒhuò | to gain nothing; to end up empty-handed | |
| 捕獲 | bǔhuò | to catch; to capture; to seize | |
| 重獲 | chónghuò | to regain | |
| 獲利 | huòlì | profit; to obtain benefits | |
| 抓獲 | zhuāhuò | to arrest | |
| 獲救 | huòjiù | to be rescued; to be saved | |
| 截獲 | jiéhuò | to intercept; to cut off and capture |
Questions about 獲
How many strokes are in 獲?
獲 is written with 17 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 獲 mean?
獲 (huò) means to get, to obtain, to receive, to sieze. A common word with it is 获得 (huòdé), meaning "to obtain; to receive; to get".
How do you pronounce 獲?
獲 is pronounced huò, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 獲?
The radical of 獲 is 犭, which carries the idea of "dog". Dictionaries list 獲 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 獲?
獲 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 获, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 获得 and 得到?
Both mean to get, but 获得 (huòdé) is more formal and often goes with abstract or valued things like awards, success, or support. 得到 (dédào) is everyday and works for almost anything you receive.
What does 一无所获 mean and when is it used?
一无所获 (yīwúsuǒhuò) means to gain nothing or come away empty-handed. It is used after an effort that failed, for example a search, a trip, or an investigation.