穫 meaning and stroke order
To get, to obtain, to receive, to sieze
How to write 穫, stroke by stroke
19 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 穫
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- (bound form) to reap; to harvest
How 穫 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Grain.
禾 gives the meaning and 蒦 hints at the sound.
Radical: 禾 (cereal), shared by 66 characters on this site.
How to remember 穫
On the left is 禾 (hé), a stalk of grain, which gives the meaning of harvest. On the right is 蒦 (huò), which gives the sound, so picture grain being gathered in and say huò.
穫 is a bound form, so it rarely stands alone. It appears in words about reaping crops and, by extension, gaining results, mainly in traditional-character texts. Example: 今年的收穫很好。(Jīnnián de shōuhuò hěn hǎo.) This year's harvest was very good.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 穫 with 獲 (huò, to catch or obtain), which has the animal radical 犭 instead of 禾. Use 穫 for harvesting crops and 獲 for capturing or winning something, as in 獲得 (huòdé).
Common words with 穫
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 收穫 | shōuhuò | to harvest; to reap | HSK 4 |
Questions about 穫
How many strokes are in 穫?
穫 is written with 19 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 穫 mean?
穫 (huò) means to get, to obtain, to receive, to sieze. A common word with it is 收获 (shōuhuò), meaning "to harvest; to reap".
How do you pronounce 穫?
穫 is pronounced huò, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 穫?
The radical of 穫 is 禾, which carries the idea of "cereal". Dictionaries list 穫 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 穫?
穫 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 获, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Why do 穫 and 獲 both become 获 in simplified Chinese?
Simplified Chinese merged both characters into one form, 获. So 收穫 and 獲得 are written 收获 and 获得 in mainland China. The distinction only shows up in traditional characters.
Can 穫 mean gaining something abstract, like knowledge?
Yes, through the word 收穫. People often say a trip or a class had 很大的收穫 (hěn dà de shōuhuò), meaning they gained a lot from it.