to take; to get; to fetch (拿); to choose; to adopt (选择; 采用); to cancel; to remove (消去)
取 is the hand at the ear, taking things: 取得 'obtain', 争取 'strive for', 取消 'cancel'.
GF0025–2021 character list · 二级WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
ZDIC: 会意，从耳、从又 — the hand at the ear; the modern use is plain take/choose/cancel.
WHOLE CHARACTER
to take; to get; to fetch (拿); to choose; to adopt (选择; 采用); to cancel; to remove (消去)
取 is the hand at the ear, taking things: 取得 'obtain', 争取 'strive for', 取消 'cancel'.
ZDIC: 会意，从耳、从又 — the hand at the ear; the modern use is plain take/choose/cancel.
LEFT: THE EAR PIECE (ZDIC 从耳)
ear
A standalone character (ěr, the ear); characters that use it as a piece state the role on their own pages.
In 取: left: the ear piece (ZDIC 从耳) Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
RIGHT: THE HAND PIECE (ZDIC 从又)
again; right hand in older use
Standalone meaning is kept separate from its role in other characters.
In 取: right: the hand piece (ZDIC 从又) Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
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