获
huò · HSK 4
obtain
🌾 获 = 犭 (dog radical) + 蒦 (catch); a hunting dog captures the harvest
Originally depicted catching a bird by hand; the dog radical reinforces the hunting sense. Modern meanings span obtain, capture, and harvest. Compounds: 获得 huòdé (obtain), 收获 shōuhuò (harvest, gains).
获 — dog radical 犭 + 蒦 (phonetic, grasp)
获 originally depicted catching a bird by hand, with 蒦 showing a hand grasping a bird. The dog radical 犭 was added to mean catching prey while hunting. In modern simplified Chinese, 获 also absorbed 穫 (harvesting grain), so it now covers both 'catch/obtain' and 'reap'.