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取 (qǔ): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 4

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 取

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How to write 取 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 取

取 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

取=耳ear+又hand

An ear (耳) being cut by a hand (又) — to capture or take in war.

4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 取

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 取

HSK words that contain this character.

争取

zhēng qǔ

strive for; fight for

取消

qǔ xiāo

cancel; call off; abolish

吸取

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 取 is used in context

tā他

qǔ取

dé得

le了

yōu优

yì异

de

Information

Pinyinqǔ

Meaningtake

Strokes8

Radical又

Traditional取

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#742

Zhuyinㄑㄩˇ

UnicodeU+53D6

CangjieSJE

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xī qǔ

absorb; suck up; assimilate

HSK 5

录取

lù qǔ

enroll; recruit; admit to

采取

cǎi qǔ

to carry out; adopt; take

取缔

qǔ dì

ban; prohibit; forbid

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无理取闹

wú lǐ qǔ nào

make trouble out of nothing; find fault with somebody for no reason whatsoever

索取

suǒ qǔ

obtain

取代

qǔ dài

to replace

取决

qǔ jué

depend on

取得

qǔ dé

to acquire; to get; to obtain

取暖

qǔ nuǎn

Keep warm / warm oneself

取材

qǔ cái

draw materials from

取笑

qǔ xiào

Tease / make fun of

取经

qǔ jīng

Pilgrimage to the West / journey to India for Buddhist scriptures

的

chéng成

jì绩

。

He achieved excellent results.

wǒ我

men们

qǔ取

xiāo消

le了

míng明

tiān天

de的

huì会

yì议

。

We canceled tomorrow's meeting.

wǒ我

qù去

yín银

háng行

qǔ取

yī一

xiē些

qián钱

。

I am going to the bank to withdraw some money.

xīn新

jì技

shù术

jiāng将

qǔ取

dài代

jiù旧

fāng方

fǎ法

。

New technology will replace old methods.

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