# 獲

| 獲 | U+7372, &#29554; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7372 |
| ← 獱 [U+7371] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 獳 → [U+7373] |

## Translingual
### Alternative forms

* In Taiwan and Hong Kong, the component above 蒦 is written with ⻀ (ram's horn component), which is the orthodox form found in the Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字 (Shuōwén Jiězì)).
* In mainland China (based on Xin Zixing, 新字形), Japanese kanji, Korean hanja and Vietnamese Nôm, the component above 蒦 is written with 艹 (grass radical), which is based on the Kangxi dictionary.

### Han character

獲 (Kangxi radical 94, 犬+14, 17 strokes in traditional Chinese, Japanese and Korean, 16 strokes in mainland China, cangjie input 大竹廿人水 (KHTOE), four-corner 4424$_7$, composition ⿰犭蒦)

#### Derived characters

* 𫾢

#### Related characters

* 获 (Simplified Chinese)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 720, character 19
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 20758
* Dae Jaweon: page 1132, character 6
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1370, character 6
* Unihan data for U+7372

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 檴 | *ɢʷraːɡs, *ɢʷaːɡ |
| 鱯 | *ɢʷraːɡs, *ɢʷraːɡ |
| 護 | *ɢʷraːɡs |
| 頀 | *ɢʷraːɡs |
| 濩 | *ɢʷraːɡs, *ɢʷaːɡ, *qʷraːɡ |
| 韄 | *ɢʷraːɡs |
| 鳠 | *ɢʷraːɡs |
| 擭 | *ɢʷaːɡs, *ɢʷaːɡ, *qʷraːɡ |
| 瓁 | *ŋɢʷaːɡ |
| 劐 | *qʰʷaːɡ |
| 穫 | *ɢʷaːɡ |
| 鑊 | *ɢʷaːɡ |
| 矆 | *qʰʷaɡ |
| 鸌 | *qʷaːɡ |
| 雘 | *qʷaːɡ |
| 蠖 | *qʷaːɡ |
| 臒 | *qʷaːɡ, *qʷaɡ |
| 嬳 | *qʷaːɡ, *qʷaɡ |
| 彠 | *qʷaɡ, *qʷraːɡ, *ɢʷraːɡ |
| 嚄 | *ɢʷraːɡ |
| 獲 | *ɢʷraːɡ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɢʷraːɡ) and ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : semantic 犭 + phonetic 蒦 (the phonetic 蒦 also serves as a semantic element, meaning “to catch”) — according to Kōjien, to hunt and catch animals with a dog.

### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): huò (huo$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄛˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): wok$^6$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): fe̍t
    (Meixian, Guangdong): fêd$^6$
* Eastern Min (BUC): hĕk
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): hia̍k / he̍k
    (Teochew, Peng'im): uag$^8$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: huò
*** Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄛˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: huò
*** Wade–Giles: huo$^4$
*** Yale: hwò
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huoh
*** Palladius: хо (xo)
*** Sinological IPA : /xu̯ɔ⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: wok$^6$
*** Yale: wohk
*** Cantonese Pinyin: wok$^9$
*** Guangdong Romanization: wog$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /wɔːk̚²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fe̍t
*** Hakka Romanization System: fed
*** Hagfa Pinyim: fed$^6$
*** Sinological IPA: /fet̚⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: fêd$^6$
*** Sinological IPA: /fɛt̚⁵/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: hĕk
*** Sinological IPA : /hɛiʔ⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hia̍k
*** Tâi-lô: hia̍k
*** Phofsit Daibuun: hiak
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /hiak̚²⁴/
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: he̍k
*** Tâi-lô: hi̍k
*** Phofsit Daibuun: hek
*** IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung, Xiamen): /hiɪk̚⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɪk̚¹²¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: uag$^8$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ua̍k
*** Sinological IPA : /uak̚⁴/
* Middle Chinese: hweak
Rime :
| Character | 獲 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 匣 (33) |
| Final (韻) | 麥 (120) |
| Tone (調) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed |
| Division (等) | II |
| Fanqie | 胡麥切 |
| Baxter | hweak |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ɦˠwɛk̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ɦʷᵚæk̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ɣuɐk̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ɦwəɨjk̚/ |
| Li Rong | /ɣuɛk̚/ |
| Wang Li | /ɣwæk̚/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /ɣwæk̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | huó |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | wak$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*m-qʷˤrak/
    (Zhengzhang): /*ɢʷraːɡ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 獲 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | huò |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ hwɛk › |
| Old Chinese | /*m-qʷˁrak/ |
| English | catch (v.) |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 獲 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 5602 |
| Phonetic component | 蒦 |
| Rime group | 鐸 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 獲 |
| Old Chinese | /*ɢʷraːɡ/ |

#### Definitions

獲
* to catch
* to obtain; to get; to receive; to win

##### Synonyms

* (to obtain):
* 到手 (dàoshǒu)
* 博得 (bódé)
* 取 (qǔ)
* 取得 (qǔdé)
* 奏 (zòu) (literary, or in compounds)
* 弋取 (yìqǔ) (literary)
* 得到 (dédào)
* 得著／得着 (dézháo)
* 拔取 (báqǔ)
* 採取／采取 (cǎiqǔ)
* 獲取／获取 (huòqǔ)
* 獲得／获得 (huòdé)
* 獲致／获致 (huòzhì) (formal)
* 贏得／赢得 (yíngdé)
* 集取 (jíqǔ) (literary)

#### Compounds

* 一無所獲／一无所获 (yīwúsuǒhuò)
* 不勞而獲／不劳而获 (bùláo'érhuò)
* 不獲／不获
* 人贓俱獲／人赃俱获 (rénzāngjùhuò)
* 俘獲／俘获 (fúhuò)
* 係獲／系获
* 先難後獲／先难后获
* 創獲／创获
* 大有斬獲／大有斩获
* 大獲全勝／大获全胜 (dàhuòquánshèng)
* 如獲珍寶／如获珍宝
* 如獲至寶／如获至宝 (rúhuòzhìbǎo)
* 尋獲／寻获 (xúnhuò)
* 幸獲識荊／幸获识荆
* 弋獲／弋获
* 截獲／截获 (jiéhuò)
* 抄獲／抄获 (chāohuò)
* 拿獲／拿获 (náhuò)
* 拾獲／拾获
* 捕獲／捕获 (bǔhuò)
* 接獲／接获 (jiēhuò)
* 探驪獲珠／探骊获珠
* 摧堅獲醜／摧坚获丑
* 撐頭獲腦／撑头获脑
* 擒獲／擒获 (qínhuò)
* 收獲／收获 (shōuhuò)
* 斬獲／斩获
* 查獲／查获 (cháhuò)
* 榮獲／荣获 (rónghuò)
* 漁獲／渔获 (yúhuò)
* 漁獲量／渔获量
* 獲准 (huòzhǔn)
* 獲利／获利 (huòlì)
* 獲利倍蓰／获利倍蓰
* 獲利率／获利率
* 獲勝／获胜 (huòshèng)
* 獲取／获取 (huòqǔ)
* 獲咎／获咎
* 獲得／获得 (huòdé)
* 獲得性／获得性 (huòdéxìng)
* 獲得性免疫／获得性免疫
* 獲悉／获悉 (huòxī)
* 獲戾／获戾
* 獲捷／获捷
* 獲救／获救 (huòjiù)
* 獲獎／获奖 (huòjiǎng)
* 獲益／获益 (huòyì)
* 獲益不淺／获益不浅
* 獲益匪淺／获益匪浅 (huòyìfěiqiǎn)
* 獲益良多／获益良多 (huòyìliángduō)
* 獲知／获知 (huòzhī)
* 獲罪／获罪 (huòzuì)
* 獲致／获致 (huòzhì)
* 獲選／获选 (huòxuǎn)
* 獲釋／获释 (huòshì)
* 獵獲／猎获
* 田父之獲／田父之获
* 盤獲／盘获
* 破獲／破获 (pòhuò)
* 緝獲／缉获 (qìhuò)
* 繳獲／缴获 (jiǎohuò)
* 臧獲／臧获
* 致獲／致获
* 虜獲／虏获 (lǔhuò)
* 起獲／起获
* 辭不獲命／辞不获命
* 野獲編／野获编

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): huái (huai$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄞˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): waai$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: huái
*** Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄞˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: huái
*** Wade–Giles: huai$^2$
*** Yale: hwái
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwai
*** Palladius: хуай (xuaj)
*** Sinological IPA : /xu̯aɪ̯³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: waai$^4$
*** Yale: wàaih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: waai$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: wai$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /waːi̯²¹/

#### Definitions

獲
* Only used in 獲鹿／获鹿. (Old name of 鹿泉 (Lùquán))

### References

* ↑ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Jōyō kanji)
* seize
* get
* find
* earn
* acquire
* can
* may
* able to

#### Readings

* Go-on: わく (waku)
* Kan-on: かく (kaku, Jōyō)
* Kun: える (eru, 獲る, Jōyō)

## Korean
### Hanja

獲 • (hoek, hwak) (hangeul 획, 확, revised hoek, hwak, McCune–Reischauer hoek, hwak, Yale hoyk, hwak)
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## Vietnamese
### Han character

獲: Hán Nôm readings: hoạch, oách
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