获悉
huòxī · HSK 7
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📨 获 obtain + 悉 know = obtain-the-knowing: to learn of news you've received
获 means obtain or capture; 悉 means to know fully. Together they mean to come to know something received, i.e. to be informed of or learn of news. Formal: 获悉 fits letters and reports, not casual chat.
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'.